Name: Sticky Toffee Pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g Dates; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 180 g Flour; 100 g Butter; 150 g Muscovado Sugar; 2 Eggs; 200 ml Heavy Cream; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp Baking Powder

British · Dessert · Winter

Sticky Toffee Pudding

4.6 · community

20m

Prep

35m

Cook

Easy

Level

480

Energy

Britain's dessert argument-ender: date sponge drowned in muscovado toffee sauce — the dark, mineral sugar is the difference between good and legendary.

What you need

Ingredients

Servings

Before you start

Mise en place

Equipment

Mixing bowls

Whisk

Baking pan

Prep checklist

Dates — pitted, chopped

Butter — + 80 g for the sauce

Muscovado Sugar — + 120 g for the sauce

Heavy Cream — for the sauce

3 steps

Method

Pour 250 ml boiling water over the dates with the baking soda; stand 10 minutes, then mash roughly — this date sludge IS the sponge's moisture and caramel.

10 min — timer available in cooking mode

Cream butter and muscovado; eggs, then flour and leaveners, then the date mixture. Bake in a dish at 180°C, 30–35 minutes to a springy top.

33 min — timer available in cooking mode

Sauce: melt butter, muscovado, and cream; boil 3 minutes to glossy toffee. Stab the warm sponge all over and pour half through; broil 1 minute; serve with the rest and cold cream.

5 min — timer available in cooking mode

Why this works

Muscovado's molasses depth is the recipe. Light brown sugar makes a nice cake; muscovado makes THE pudding.

From the pass

Chef's notes

Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.

Afterwards

Keep, reheat & pair

Storage

Covered at cool room temperature 2 days, or refrigerated up to 5.

Freezing

Most baked desserts freeze well for 2 months, tightly wrapped.

Reheating

Most baked desserts revive in a 150°C oven for 5–8 minutes. Custards and mousses are served cold — never reheat.

Make ahead

Almost every dessert here is better made a day ahead — flavors settle and textures set. Add crisp toppings just before serving.

Wine pairing

A small glass of something sweeter than the dessert itself.

Beer pairing

An imperial stout alongside chocolate is a genuinely great pairing; otherwise coffee.

On the plate

Serve it with

Sides

Softly whipped cream

A scoop of vanilla ice cream

Fresh berries

Garnish

Powdered sugar

Chocolate shavings

A few flakes of sea salt

Taste map

Flavour profile

Sweet

Salty

Sour

Bitter

Umami

Heat

Per serving

Nutrition

480

kcal

protein

68g

carbs

22g

fat

fiber

520mg

sodium

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