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Perfect English Sticky Toffee Pudding

Perfect Sticky Toffee Pudding - The best version of the classic British dessert that I've ever tried.
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 18 muffin sized puddings
Calories 249 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the pudding

  • 8 ounces chopped pitted dried dates
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 extra large eggs
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup or substitute dark corn syrup
  • 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda

For the toffee sauce

  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

To prepare the pudding

  1. Add the dates and water to a small saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for only a couple of minutes. Let stand for a few minutes while preparing the rest of the batter.
  3. Cream together the butter brown sugar and vanilla.
  4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  5. Add the molasses and golden syrup and beat well.
  6. Sift together the flour and baking powder.
  7. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture in three equal portions mixing until smooth after each addition.
  8. Puree the date mixture in a food processor or blender before mixing in the baking soda.
  9. Add this hot mixture immediately to the batter and mix until smooth.
  10. Pour batter into well greased and floured muffin tins and bake for about 18 – 20 minutes at 350 degrees F until the center is just firm.
  11. Serve warm with Toffee Sauce.

To make the toffee sauce

  1. Bring all of the ingredients to a slow rolling boil for about 2 min before serving over the baked puddings.

Recipe Notes

If baking in a bundt pan be sure it is well greased and floured as described in the introduction to this recipe. Bake at 325 degrees F for 55-60 minutes.

Serve warm with the toffee sauce.Don't be afraid to double the toffee sauce recipe. People may just ask for more!

A reader only had one 12 muffin pan so I calculated this recipe to make just a dozen instead of 18. The eggs are the biggest issue in downsizing any recipe. My trick for this if using extra large eggs is to whisk the egg and remove about a tablespoon. That should approximate the size of a medium egg.
Here are the ingredients for 12 muffin sized sticky toffee puddings:

- 5 1/2 ounces chopped pitted dried dates
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1 1/2 tbsp golden syrup (or substitute dark corn syrup)
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.