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A decadent sticky toffee pudding recipe served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, drenched in warm toffee sauce on a white plate.

Sticky toffee pudding Recipe

Sticky toffee pudding recipe is a rich, moist date cake soaked in buttery toffee sauce. This classic British dessert is full of warmth, comfort, and irresistible sweetness, perfect for cozy nights or indulgent celebrations.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Calories: 460
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Pudding:
  • 1 cup Pitted dates - Chopped
  • 1 cup Boiling water - For soaking dates
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • 2 Eggs - Large
  • 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter - Softened
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
For the Toffee Sauce:
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • ¾ cup Dark brown sugar - Packed
  • 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoon Golden syrup - Or substitute with corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Sea salt - Enhances flavor

Equipment

  • 9x13 inch baking dish (For baking the pudding)
  • Large mixing bowl (To prepare the cake batter)
  • Saucepan (For making the toffee sauce)
  • Wooden Spoon (For mixing)
  • Hand or stand mixer (To cream butter and sugar)
  • Fine mesh strainer (Optional, for smoothing date mixture)
  • Measuring cups & spoons (For accurate ingredient prep)

Method
 

  1. Chop dates and pour boiling water over them; let sit 15 minutes, then mash.
    Whole dates being soaked in hot water in a shallow bowl, an essential step in softening them for sticky toffee pudding.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs and vanilla, then mix in flour and baking powder with dates.
    A bowl of sticky toffee pudding batter being mixed with a wooden spoon, surrounded by eggs, flour, spices, and nuts on a marble countertop.
  3. Pour into greased baking dish and bake at 350°F for 30–35 minutes.
    Cubes of butter melting in bubbling brown sugar in a saucepan, stirred with a wooden spoon, showing the beginning of making toffee sauce.
  4. Simmer cream, brown sugar, butter, and syrup until thickened; stir in vanilla and sea salt.
    A golden, glossy toffee sauce being poured over a freshly baked sticky toffee pudding in a white rectangular baking dish.
  5. Poke holes in warm cake, pour over half the sauce, rest 10 minutes, then serve with remaining sauce.
    : A rich, individual sticky toffee pudding drizzled generously with warm toffee sauce, served on a white plate with a blurred festive background of golden lights.

Nutrition

Serving: 220gCalories: 460kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 4gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 780IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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