Sticky toffee pudding

Sticky toffee pudding

A sticky treat that the kids and adults alike will love - it has a lovely natural toffee flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the dates and tea in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cook for 3-4 minutes to soften the dates. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
  2. Beat the butter and caster sugar together with electric beaters until pale and creamy, then beat in the egg, flour and mixed spice. Fold in the date mixture and pour into a buttered ovenproof dish or brownie tin. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is just firm to touch.
  3. Meanwhile, make the sauce by putting the sugar, butter and cream in a pan over a low heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Cook until the sauce is a lovely toffee colour. Cut the pudding into squares and serve with the warm sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Know-how

Buy Medjool dates if you can - they have a lovely natural toffee flavour and sticky texture.

Per serving

557 kcalories, protein 5.1g, carbohydrate 69.6g, fat 30.7 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 1.7g, salt 0.29 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2005.

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  • 17 October 2011

    RUTH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this in a buttered lasagne dish, it was perfect. We ate it straight out of the oven without the sauce. Plenty left to have with a cup of coffee this morning. Really yummy recipe.

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  • 22 October 2011

    KarenH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Scrum-diddly-dumptious! The sponge is surprisingly light - it's the heavenly sauce that adds the 'weight'! I made this in a small roasting tin and cut it into 12 small squares. One square each served six of us with the amount of sauce stated in the recipe. I had to make another batch when we ate the rest of the pud. Really easy and will definitely make again.

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  • 30 October 2011

    juney commented on this recipe

    cooked it for me hubby nd kids they all loved it nd the stickysauce

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  • 30 October 2011

    juney commented on this recipe

    cooked it for me hubby nd kids they all loved it nd the stickysauce

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  • 04 November 2011

    R8chel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious! I soaked the dates in the tea for about 2 hrs and they just melted in the mouth! A real crowd pleaser! serves 8 but I doubled the toffee sauce recipe as it was nice for people who wanted extra! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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  • 06 November 2011

    Pearl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant and easy- went down a treat! Made in a loaf tin, so took an extra 15 mins to cook. Also added a couple of teaspoons of dark muscovado to the light sugar for a darker toffee flavour. Luscious!

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  • 13 November 2011

    readingflower rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was an awesome pudding more than enough for 6 . Very easy to make Made before my guests came, heated it in microwave and then made sauce very tasty was everyone's comments.

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  • 15 November 2011

    Rebecca Falkner-Jones rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The moistest oudding i have ever eaten!!

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  • 19 November 2011

    lbrushton rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    AWESOME!!

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  • 20 November 2011

    tara_rara commented on this recipe

    Used this recipe in a family sticky toffee pudding bake-off, and won. It is the most gorgeous recipe ever. And i make double quantity of the sauce, as we do like a lot! Any left over sauce gets frozen and poured over ice cream at a later date....!

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  • 24 November 2011

    SamGKenny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Was delicious and so easy to make. I left out the dates as I am not a fan and it was gorgeous anyway. Will definitely make again.

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  • 27 November 2011

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was amazing. Received lots of compliments - a couple of which said it was best they ever tasted. DELICIOUS.

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  • 01 December 2011

    CharlieCupcake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely pud. I made double the sauce and pricked holes in the top of the cake to feed the sauce in. This made the cake very sticky and sumptuous. Magic!

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  • 06 December 2011

    radial rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this pudding can no doubt put on one or two calories but that more than makes up for the wonderful taste of the toffee.

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  • 11 December 2011

    Sunshine-Susie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I was expecting this to work - but 250ml of tea made the mixture very runny? Can anyone tell me where I went wrong?

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    12 December 2011

    Mo commented on this recipe

    really easy and quick to make and a sensational success with all my family. Delicious!!

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    12 December 2011

    Mo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    sorry forgot the stars

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  • 24 December 2011

    martin commented on this recipe

    Amazing!

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  • Binder photo ME

    27 December 2011

    ME commented on this recipe

    YUM! So easy and absolutely delicious. Think I overboiled the dates - would only do for a minute or two next time. Even better reheated. The one I made served 12 cut into squares.

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  • 29 December 2011

    Gallyb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really fantastic, everyone loved it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 200g dried dates , stoned and chopped. Buy Medjool if you can
  • 250ml black tea (not too strong)
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 85g unsalted butter , softened
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 2 eggs , beaten

FOR THE TOFFEE SAUCE

  • 100g light muscovado sugar
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 142ml carton double cream
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Per serving

557 kcalories, protein 5.1g, carbohydrate 69.6g, fat 30.7 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 1.7g, salt 0.29 g

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