Description
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Hot Vanilla Custard is a warm, comforting dessert featuring a moist date pudding topped with rich toffee sauce and served with smooth vanilla custard.
Ingredients
Scale
- Pudding
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Toffee Sauce
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup cream
- Vanilla Custard
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over the chopped dates and stir in baking soda. Let rest for 10 minutes until soft.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Fold in flour and baking powder, then gently stir in the softened dates with their liquid.
- Pour batter into a greased baking dish. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- In a saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, and cream. Simmer for 5–7 minutes, stirring, until thick and glossy. Pour hot sauce generously over the baked pudding.
- Heat milk and sugar in a saucepan. Mix cornstarch with a little cold milk, then stir into the hot milk. Cook while stirring until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
Notes
- Serve warm for best taste.
- Can be made ahead and reheated.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg