Tipsy tart

Name: Tipsy tart
Ingredients: 170 g dates Roughly Chopped & Pitted; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp Bicarb of Soda; 1.25 Cups Plain Flour; 1 egg; ¾ cup water; 2 Tbsp butter; 1 Tbsp water; 2 tsp baking powder; 75g walnuts; ½ tsp salt; ¾ cup water; 120mls Brandy; 4tbsp butter; 1.25 cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1000mls greek yoghurt; 6 bananas

6 steps

I love this sweet, sticky tart. It's' like a boozy sticky toffee pudding. I tried it a few times without the brandy syrup as a high energy fruit cake for long distance runs or cycling. But with the syrup it's absolutely delicious. I've served with some bananas and greek yoghurt after Sunday dinner. It was amazing!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:02:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories431 kcal (22%)

Total Fat10.6 g (15%)

Carbs71 g (27%)

Sugars52.4 g (58%)

Protein10.9 g (22%)

Sodium277.4 mg (14%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

170gdates

Roughly Chopped & Pitted

¾ cupgranulated sugar

1 tspbicarb of soda

1.25 CupsPlain Flour

1egg

¾ cupwater

2 Tbspbutter

1 Tbspwater

2 tspbaking powder

75gwalnuts

½ tspsalt

¾ cupwater

For the syrup

120mlBrandy

4 Tbspbutter

1 ¼ cupgranulated sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

To serve

1000mlgreek yoghurt

6bananas

Instructions

Step 1

Put 1/2 the dates, boiling water, sugar and marge into a large pan and bring to the boil for 3-4mins. Remove from the heat.

Step 2

Mix the bi-carb with the tepid water and add to the date mix, it should froth up. Now sift the flour and baking powder into the mix and add the rest of the dates and the nuts. Gently blend in the egg. Continue blending until all the ingredients are well mixed together

Step 3

Put mixture into a large square dish [ I use a 9x9 brownie dish which was a little too small] and bake at 180C for about 40mins. Meanwhile make the syrup!

Step 4

Boil all the ingredients for the syrup except the brandy for 2-3 mins

Step 5

When you take the tart out of the oven poke it with a knitting needle or such to make holes in the tart all over. Mix the brandy with the Syrup and immediately pour slowly over the tart letting the fluid settle into the holes and around the sides of the dish. Be careful not to splash over the sides

Step 6

Leave to cool a little so the the syrup can dissolve into the tart and then serve with Ice Cream or greek yoghurt