Caramel Date Fingers

Name: Caramel Date Fingers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 Minutes
Yield: 16 servings

With

20 minutes

25minutes

16 people

Medium

Ingredients 11 items

1 cup Plain flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup brown sugar or 200 g, firmly packed
1 cup desiccated coconut or 75 g
125 g butter, melted
For the topping:
1 tin Nestlé® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
30 g butter, softened
1 cup date, dried or 150 g, chopped
2 tablespoons golden syrup or 50 g
1 cup pistachio nut or 50 g, chopped

How to prepare

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and coconut in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter and mix well. Press into the base of a greased and lined 20cm × 30cm baking tin. Cook in a preheated 180 °C oven for 15 minutes or until firm.
To prepare the topping, place the NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk, butter, dates and golden syrup in a small heavy based saucepan. Cook gently, stirring constantly until mixture turns golden brown.
Spread topping over base, sprinkle over pistachio nuts and return the baking tin to the oven for a further 10 minutes, until golden. Cool in the tin before cutting into fingers.

Overindulging in desserts during your pregnancy? Having too much heavy sweets can make you gain weight quickly as they are normally high in sugar and fat and low in nutritional value. On the other hand, eat moderate amounts of lighter sweets containing nutritious ingredients for you and your baby such as dried fruits, oats, carrots, bananas, apples and nuts.

What are the nutrients found in dates?

Dates are rich in fiber and contain many minerals and vitamins, such as potassium, magnesium, manganese and vitamin B6.