Two desserts for two,
both of these are shareable.
The first one is a sticky date and pecan pudding.
So it's sort of like a British pudding,
where it's like toffee on the bottom, cake on top,
and then we're gonna put some ice cream on the top of that.
Toffee, yum! I know right,
it's gonna be super yummy.
So over here I have this tiny little pan over here.
I just melted some butter into that.
I'm gonna add in some chopped dates.
This is clever you used scissors to snip.
So a few years ago Nigella Lawson was on
and she made a fruitcake
for Christmas. I love her.
And she taught us this tip where you just snip it
with scissors, 'cause whenever you cut dates it just,
like they stick all over the cutting board.
The knife just keeps sticking.
It sticks on your hands. Yeah.
I was cooking these yesterday and it kinda
reminded me of like, cooking anchovies in olive oil.
'Cause you want 'em to kind of melt down a little bit.
Oh my God, I wore my anchovy socks today.
Oh my God, really? Yeah!
But basically, you just wanna melt them down
a little bit. They melt, yes.
And they melt into the batter.
Dates will eventually melt down.
Right. Just like anchovies.
Yeah so while those are melting,
I'm gonna start on our dry ingredients.
I have some flour in here, I'm gonna add a little bit
of salt, some baking powder and some sugar.
And I'm just gonna mix that up.
And I like to give this pudding,
'cause the pudding is like really soft it has like the sauce
in the bottom and the sauce looks like steamy cake.
So I like to add some nuts to it to give it
a little bit of crunch. To give it a little texture.
Yep. Are those pecans?
Yep, toasted pecans, but you can use,
you know whatever kind of nut you have in the pantry.
So I have a little bit of milk over here.
I'm gonna add that right into the pan.
Into the pan with the melty dates?
Yep, there we go.
Oh it's like a hot date shake.
I know right! Yeah!
And then I'm gonna take all that hot liquid.
Oh that looks so good! Pour it into this pan,
so we are only using one pan here.
Which is kinda fun.
Oh my God, it smells amazing!
Doesn't that smell yummy? Mmm!
'Til it turns into a little batter.
And then we're just gonna put it right back
into that skillet that we cooked everything in.
Lovely, so clever.
Smooth it out, now this is like the key
to a British pudding and this is what makes it fun.
And it's kinda like magical.
You take a little bit of brown sugar,
you sprinkle that on top.
Do you want to put that into a little layer?
I'm gonna sprinkle a little bit of salt on that.
'Cause Rachael and I both like a little salted sweet.
We love salt with sugar. Yeah!
It's like one stop shopping, salt and sugar.
Right! (audience laughs)
So then it's almost like a salted caramel sauce.
And then I'm gonna measure out a half a cup of hot water.
(water gurgling)
Seems super weird, right, but it's really fun.
Put that right on top,
and so then that turns into caramel mixture.
Ah dang! Sinks to the bottom,
the cake floats on top.
And I will show you guys what it looks like.
That sinks to the bottom?
Yeah, it's pretty nuts.
So you want a Cucina Moppine
Here take this.
Ah, look at that, doesn't that look yummy.
Oh! (audience applauds)
So, opps
That is gorgeous, can you guys see that.
The sauce sank to the bottom. (audience applauds)
And then, while it is still hot
Oh my God, it looks like it is breathing.
It's going, huba huba, huba
A little bit of ice cream
Whoa (audience applauds) oh my God!
Doesn't it look yummy?
Look at that, with caramel on the bottom.
Looks good right.
Ridiculous!
Yum
Ridiculous! (audience cheering)
So that is our first dessert.
That is the Sticky Date Pecan Pudding.
Now what?
Is a skillet cookie for two,
So I --
A skillet cookie for two
I know right, so I have made skillet cookies
on the show before and whenever I make these
people always ask if you have to use this exact pan
You can use any pan you have, you can use a stainless steel
a non-stick pan, you just have to make sure it is oven safe.
Right
I'm just gonna stir this a little bit.
So it cools down a tiny bit.
Alright so you melt the sugar in to the butter.
Yep, and then we are gonna add in our egg yolk.
And the reason I love the Skillet Cookie
dessert for Valentines Day is because
it is very easily customizable.
So that you can make this into any
flavor that you or your Valentine like.
I, I see
I'm gonna make a chocolate chip
because that's my favorite.
But you can use anything.
So you just used a little bit of flour, a little
bit of baking, what was that, baking powder, baking soda?
Baking soda, a little bit of salt
Baking soda a little bit of salt
And then both of our sugars,
we add brown and white sugar.
Brown and white sugar
'Cause we want a bit of sweetness.
And the brown sugar gives it that nice texture.
Now this one you kinda have to like work a little bit it's a
little messy, so if you don't like a mess just look away.
Okay, we are almost there, so I actually put in half of the
chocolate chips now and the dough is kinds hot so they
kinda melt down, you can kinda see that right
Oh that's nice
Pat it down a little bit and sprinkle
the rest of them on top.
And then we take this dessert
That's double chocolate
Right into the oven
I got the Moppine I'll do back up, you got it
Oh I got it, I got it, alright here we go
I'll land it right there
Oh! (audience claps)
There's our hot cookie
Bam!
And I like to sprinkle a little salt on top.
Oh my god!
Doesn't that look yummy? (audience clapping)
Well that is glorious.
(audience cheers and applauds)