Sticky Toffee Pudding

By Leslie Blythe    

January 20, 2025

Having lived in London for 6 years, I learned a bit about the British diet (not sure "diet" is the right word). Basically, pudding is bloody important! I have never had a dessert served in England without a pitcher of cream being passed around the table to douse it in. Every, yes I mean EVERY, dessert gets doused in heavy cream. Let me just add that their "light" cream is what we call heavy cream here on this side of the pond.
Anyway, the following recipe is from the Goddess herself, Nigella Lawson, and it's definitely worth the calories.
Note
If you don't want to buy self-rising flour, you can make it.
Add 1½ teaspoon of baking powder plus a pinch of salt to 1 cup of all-purpose flour.

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 45 mins
  • Yields: 6 - 8 Servings

Ingredients

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons self-rising flour


scant ⅓ cup dark brown sugar, packed


½ cup milk


1 egg


1 teaspoon vanilla


¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

Topping


¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped, rolled dates


¾ cup dark brown sugar, packed


approximately 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in little bits


2 cups boiling water

Directions

1Grease a 1½ quart casserole dish. Mix the ingredients. 

2Preheat oven to 375ºF. 

3Put mixture in dish and add topping. Then pour the boiling water on top.  Put the dish on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes.

Note

1I make this in the morning and put it in the refrigerator.

Recipe by Nigella Lawson.

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