Description
A comforting and delicious vegan date and chocolate bread and butter pudding made with a creamy plant-based custard, studded with medjool dates and dark chocolate chips, and baked to golden perfection. This dairy-free dessert is perfect for cozy evenings and can be served with vegan yogurt or dairy-free ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Custard
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 500ml Alpro Soya Original
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ lemon, zested
- ½ tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 tbsp maple or agave syrup
Bread Pudding
- flavourless oil (such as vegetable oil), for the dish
- 6–8 slices stale vegan white bloomer, halved into triangles
- 4 medjool dates, pitted and finely sliced
- 50g vegan dark chocolate chips
To Serve (Optional)
- Alpro Plain Yogurt or dairy-free ice cream
Instructions
- Prepare the custard mixture: In a pan, whisk together cornflour, Alpro Soya Original, ground cinnamon, lemon zest, vanilla bean paste, and maple or agave syrup until smooth. Place over low heat and cook, whisking continuously for 8-10 minutes until the mixture thickens slightly to a thin custard that coats the back of a spoon.
- Prepare the baking dish and bread: Lightly oil a roughly 20 x 25cm baking dish with flavourless oil. If preferred, cut the crusts off the bread slices, then arrange the triangles in the dish overlapping slightly.
- Combine dates with custard and soak bread: Stir most of the finely sliced medjool dates into the custard mixture. Pour this custard over the arranged bread in the dish, gently pressing the bread down with the back of a spoon to help it absorb the mixture. Leave the bread to soak for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven and add toppings: Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) or gas mark 6. Scatter the vegan dark chocolate chips and remaining sliced dates evenly over the top of the soaked bread pudding.
- Bake the pudding: Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the pudding is golden and crisp around the edges.
- Rest and serve: Remove from the oven and let the pudding rest for 10 minutes. Serve warm with a spoonful of Alpro Plain Yogurt or your choice of dairy-free ice cream if desired.
Notes
- Using stale bread helps absorb the custard better for a moist pudding.
- You can substitute medjool dates with any soft dates or dried fruits.
- If you prefer a gluten-free version, use gluten-free bread.
- The pudding can be served with vegan yogurt or any dairy-free ice cream for extra creaminess.
- For a sweeter pudding, increase maple syrup slightly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Vegan
Keywords: vegan bread and butter pudding, vegan dessert, dairy-free pudding, date chocolate pudding, plant-based dessert
