Sticky Toffee Pudding!
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Gorgeous, rich and delightful homemade sticky toffee pudding with homemade sticky toffee sauce and served with ice cream!
Sticky toffee pudding
I realise it’s now the end of October, but as the weather is cold and cosy I wanted to post a warming pudding that is going to satisfy my sweet cravings, and is utterly scrumptious and delicious. That basically only calls for one thing… sticky toffee pudding.
For this, think sweet, but not teeth achingly sweet. It’s warm, it’s cosy and it’s heaven in every singly morsel. One major thing I must say about this recipe though? You will want more than one bowlful. I will be honest and say that sticky toffee pudding is my favourite pudding in the world, so I am so excited to post this recipe.
Classic puddings
I feel like this is one of those puddings that is on nearly every single pub menu, and you can get pretty much all year, even when its the peak of summer, and I am not mad about it. It’s a classic, that you can’t beat. However, making it at home means it’s cheaper, and you get more for your money. You can add more sauce, or less sauce, or whatever you really fancy. It is EPIC.
I often find with desserts that I buy when I am out at a pub or a restaurant, that there is never enough sauce. I might actually just be that person who loves an obscene amount of sauce, but hey ho… I love it. I might be mad for that, but I know I am not alone. There is something wonderful about having the warm pudding, the warm sauce, and the ice cold ice cream. Or even just a drizzle of double cream, or anything!
The pudding
There are so many recipes for sticky toffee pudding out there that I kind of merged a few together and then also what I had in the fridge/cupboard and what I found worked best! However, dates MUST be used, in my opinion.
Obviously though, dates aren’t to everyones tastes so you can leave them out, up the milk to 250ml, and add in 25g more treacle, but it won’t be quite as good. My sticky toffee cake recipe is super popular, but that definitely requires the dates.
- Butter – the butter for the pudding can be a block butter, or baking spread
- Sugar – I prefer to use dark brown soft sugar for a proper sticky toffee flavour, but light brown sugar works well as well
- Flour – I use self raising flour when making this pudding
- Raising agents – A little bit of baking powder and bicarb
- Treacle – black treacle is important again for the proper sticky toffee flavour, but can be substituted for golden syrup
- Eggs – I use medium eggs in my baking, but two large would work well for this
- Milk – I always use full-fat whole milk in my bakes for best results
The sauce
The sauce is arguably one of the most important bits right as I said above?! I just can’t get enough of it, and I want it slathered all over the pudding as well as poured on after… it’s perfect.
- Butter – whilst you can use bakings spread for the sponge, I’d recommend actual butter for the sauce to prevent splitting
- Sugar – I’d use the same as you used for the sponge, I use dark brown soft sugar though
- Treacle – again, I prefer black treacle for a rich flavour, but golden syrup works well
- Cream – double/heavy cream is best, single cream or low fat won’t work in the same way
- Vanilla – I love to add a little sweetness, but this is optional
Best served with…
My favourite flavours of ice cream to go with a dessert like this are clotted cream ice cream, and toffee ice cream – but maybe that’s a little too much sticky toffee in one go? Or, if you have a giant glug of custard, I’m not going to be mad about it…
You can obviously use whatever ice cream you fancy, or its particularly fun when you make this for a dinner party and buy several different flavours of ice cream – the face of each guest when they cant decide which flavour to have. And of course, you can use shop bought custard, or make your own… whatever you prefer.
Tips & Tricks
- This is best served fresh, but will last 3+ days in the fridge
- The pudding can be made in advance and frozen
- The sauce can be made in advance and kept in the fridge for 3+ days
- You can reheat the pudding once if you have leftovers
- I use a 30x20cm size dish, but anything roughly similar works well
Sticky Toffee Pudding!
Ingredients
Sticky Toffee Pudding
- 175 g dates (stones removed)
- 175 ml boiling water
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 175 g light or dark brown soft sugar
- 250 g self raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 75 g black treacle (or golden syrup)
- 3 medium eggs
- 125 ml whole milk
Sticky Toffee Sauce
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 75 g light or dark brown soft sugar
- 2 tbsp black treacle (or golden syrup)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 150 ml double cream
Instructions
For the Pudding
- Remove the stones from your dates, and chop as finely as possible.
- Pour over the boiling water and leave the mixture to sit for 20 minutes or so. If you prefer no lumps, blend the mixture until smooth.
- Preheat your oven to 180ºC/160ºC Fan, and get a baking dish ready - I use one that is about 1.5L in size (30x20cm ish)
- Add the unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, self raising flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and the black treacle into a bowl, and beat until combined - beat as little as possible so as not to over beat it.
- Add in the date & water mixture, and the milk a little at a time, and mix in until smooth. It'll be a thin mixture, but roll with it!
- Pour the mixture into the dish and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Whilst baking, make the sauce!
For the Sauce
- Add all your ingredients to a larger pan, and heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted and incorporated.
- Bring the sauce to the boil and stir for 1-2 minutes so it thickens slightly.
- Pour half or most of the sauce over the baked pudding.
- Serve with a drizzle of cream, whipped cream, or ice cream like I did and any leftover sauce!
Notes
- Any dish that is about 1.5-2L in size will work - just keep an eye on the baking time.
- The dessert is best served fresh, but can be reheated once.
- The sauce will last for 3 days, in the fridge - will thicken a lot in the fridge.
- If you want to bake individual puddings, I recommend using these pudding moulds for the recipe! The recipe will make about 8-10 and take 20 minutes to bake!
- If you don't want to use the dates, remove the dates and water and use 250ml milk in total.
Enjoy!
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Hey, do you have the nutritional values and calories for this recipe ?
Hey Jane! I’m planning to make this for Easter weekend! Would you recommend dark brown or light brown sugar? Thanks 😊 X
Hello! I personally use dark brown but you can use either xx
Absolutely love this receipe
Hi! Love this recipe, just wondering how I would go about making a Biscoff Sticky Toffee Pudding?
Will it be as simply as adding a certain amount of spread to the recipe?
This was delicious and so easy to make. Sticky toffee pudding is my daughter’s favourite dessert and she said it was the best she’s tasted!
Hi I was wondering if a 9 x 9 sqaure tin would work for this recipe? (Usually used for brownies etc) Or by how much should I reduce the quantity/ baking time?
Just come across this recipe and I had ingredients to use up. It was amazing. Easy to make and came out perfect….a first for me. . I will definitely be making this again and Jenny Patisserie will be my go to recipes in future. Thanks Jenny. Just wonder why I haven’t come across your recipes before.
Absolutely delicious and so easy to make! I have been looking to make a sticky toffee pudding for such a long time as I could not find a straightforward recipe until now! 😊😊
Oh my goodness! This was my first time making sticky toffee pudding and like all your other recipes, this didn’t fail to disappoint. I always find your recipes work a treat, even the first time. This was just amazing was just as good as having one in a restaurant. I will definitely be making this again, especially for my father-in-law (when we’re allowed to!) as it’s his favourite pud. Thanks! X
Great sticky toffee pudding! Just as good as a restaurant dessert! I used the little pudding tins to bake this in and it made 7 (although they overflowed a bit so I probably could have gotten 8 out of it really). They freeze really well, all I have to do is pop them in the microwave and whip up a bit of sauce (only takes 2 minutes). I added a bit of salt to the sauce aswell.
Can I use chopped dates, the ones you get in a packet, Gem Gourmet Chopped Dates and soak them instead of whole dates?
Yes! x
If I’m looking to freeZe would that be ok? And at what temp should I reheat?
I let them defrost and put them in the microwave for 2 minutes
Hi Jane! If I use a 2.1L dish should I use 1.5x the recipe? Thanks!
Hey! I’m not 100% sure, but about that should work! x
My family do enjoy sticky toffee pudding so I enjoy trying new recipes. Well, your recipe has been the greatest “hit” of all. Many thanks for sharing it.Isabella👏👏
Hi how long does this keep for after making?
Hey! As mentioned on the recipe the pudding is best served fresh but can be reheated once. The sauce lasts three days!
Hi Jane,
Do you have a link to the baking dish you used please? x
I don’t I’m afraid, sorry!
Hi laura could i ask how much gluten free flour & xanthan gum you used as i have friend who gluten free. She would love this thanks