Ingredients

1

cup boiling water

3/4

cup chopped pitted Medjool dates

1/2

cup sour cream

4

cups prepared vanilla pudding

28

ladyfingers, split

1/2

cup unsalted butter

1/2

cup whipping cream

1

cup packed light brown sugar

Toffee bits, if desired

Preparation

In small bowl, pour boiling water over dates. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. Drain. In medium bowl, stir sour cream into pudding. Stir in chopped dates.

In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, arrange 28 of the ladyfinger halves. Spoon and spread 2 cups of the date pudding over top. Arrange remaining ladyfinger halves on pudding. Top with remaining pudding.

In 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat butter, whipping cream and brown sugar to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to mediumlow. Simmer 8 minutes. Pour toffee sauce over date pudding. Garnish with toffee bits.