All the Flavour, Half the Fat Chocolate CakeLove cake but bothered by the amount of fat and sugar involved? Well, worry no more! Chef and California Prunes’ Ambassador Peter Sidwell shows you how using California Prunes to make a prune butter means that you can halve the amount of fat and reduce the sugar by…
California Prune and Squash GingerbreadMakes: 6-8Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 40-45 minutesEMAILPRINT PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS 250g diced butternut squash (cooked in microwave) 50g black treacle 125g golden syrup 125g light soft brown sugar 100ml semi-skimmed milk 100g butter 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tbsp ground ginger 2 tsp mixed spice 2…
Water CakeThis recipe from Italian influencer Teresa Balzano proves that you can have your cake and eat it! With reduced sugar and fat, and no eggs, this light, fluffy cake won’t make you feel guilty for having a second slice…or a third one! Makes: 4Prep Time: 15 minutes plus 15 minutes refrigerationCook Time: 50 minutesEMAILPRINT…
Banana, California Prunes, Chocolate and Raspberry BunsThese tasty muffins from California Prune Board’s Italian fitness influencer, Davide Campagna, are too moreish not to share. Davide has used California Prunes to reduce the fat and added sugar in this recipe. Delicious AND healthy – what more could you ask for? Makes: 6Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time:…
Incredible Pecan Sticky BunsPlain old cinnamon rolls can step aside. These fluffy buns are loaded with toasted pecans and chunks of California Prunes and topped with a glossy, buttery, sticky glaze for beyond-bakery flavour. This Incredible Pecan Sticky Bun recipe is definitely the way to take your breakfast-baking game to the next level. Makes: 9Prep…
California Prunes and Peanut Butter TraybakeMakes: 12 slicesPrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 15-20 minutesEMAILPRINT PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS 125g California Prunes 125g butter 150g dark brown sugar 4 eggs 125g peanut butter 250g plain flour 30ml espresso 12 whole California Prunes DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 170°C In a food processor, blend the California Prunes and…
California Prunes, Chocolate and Coffee CakeLinda McGillivary: I was using our fat reduction case studies to experiment with some of the California Prune chocolate cake recipes we already have on our website: my goal was to make a tasty but slightly lower-fat chocolate cake especially for the 2020 Macmillan Coffee Morning (UK). I created this…
Nutter Nana MuffinsMakes: 12Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 25 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS1 2/3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 mashed bananas 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 3/4 cup California Prunes, chopped 1/3 cup peanuts, choppedDIRECTIONSPreheat oven…
California Prune BiscottiDelicious biscotti, dunked in a cup of coffee whilst sitting out in the sun…perfection! For extra flavour and texture, we’ve added deliciously, but naturally, sweet California Prunes to our biscotti and, let me tell you, they are amazing! This is a recipe you’ll definitely want to try! Makes: 25 biscottiPrep Time: 15-20 minutesCook…
California Prune, Ginger and Green Tea Fruit CakeMakes: 6-8Prep Time: 2-3 1/2 hours (or overnight)Cook Time: 90 minutesEMAILPRINT PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS250ml green tea 250g California Prunes 200g mixed dried fruit 3tsp chopped fresh rosemary 2 lemons, zest 50ml stem ginger syrup 50g brown sugar 100g caster sugar 100g stem ginger 80g California Prunes purée 1…