Dessert

Whisky-maple dumplings

Name: Whisky-maple dumplings recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150g self-raising flour; 40.00 ml brown sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger; 60.00g unsalted butter, chopped; 60ml milk; 1 egg; Vanilla ice cream, to serve; 185g brown sugar; 125ml maple syrup; 125ml whisky; 2 tsp finely grated ginger

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by Emma Knowles

Jul 09, 2023

“Take the classic golden syrup dumplings and make it boozy! We’ve swapped out the golden syrup for the mellower flavour of maple syrup, and spiked the lot with a touch of ginger. It’s the perfect winter-warmer dessert that’s fuss-free and sure to please. Just don’t serve it to the kids.” – Emma Knowles

1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
30g unsalted butter, chopped
1/4 cup (60ml) milk
1 egg
Vanilla ice cream, to serve

Whisky-maple sauce

185g brown sugar
1/2 cup (125ml) maple syrup
1/2 cup (125ml) whisky
30g unsalted butter, chopped
2 tsp finely grated ginger

Method

1.

Combine flour, sugar, ground ginger and 1 tsp salt flakes in a bowl. Add butter and rub in with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk and egg in a jug to combine, add to the flour mixture and mix to just combine.
2.

For the whisky-maple sauce, combine all ingredients and 1 1/4 cups (310ml) water in a large deep frypan and bring to the boil, stirring to combine. Reduce heat to a simmer.
3.

Using 2 soup spoons, drop heaped spoonfuls of batter into the whisky-maple sauce in a single layer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid (or foil) and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Turn dumplings in the sauce, cover, and simmer for a further 10 minutes until just firm.
4.

Serve dumplings and sauce with scoops of ice cream.