Banana and honey puddings
“Steaming is one of the best and healthiest ways of cooking food.”
- 100g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 200g bananas, roughly mashed
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg or to taste
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 160g self-raising flour, sifted
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp walnuts, roughly chopped
- Foil and string
- Extra honey and walnuts
You don't have a steamer? Set the pudding moulds in a tray of hot water and bake at 180C for 30 minutes instead.
Method
Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and smooth, about 5 minutes. Beat in the bananas, vanilla and nutmeg, then slowly add the eggs, beating well (it doesn't matter if mixture curdles). Fold in flour until you have a thick batter.
Lightly butter four small ovenproof ramekins or 150ml dariole moulds and spoon a tablespoon of honey into the base of each. Add batter until moulds are three-quarters full, cover bath with buttered foil and tie with string. Steam for 30 minutes or until springy on top.
To serve
Turn out onto four warmed serving plates, drizzle with a little extra honey and scatter with walnuts.
Serves 4.
