Christmas Sticky Toffee Pudding
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
Christmas Sticky Toffee Pudding
Report
Christmas Sticky Toffee Pudding made with dates and brandy-soaked mixed dried fruit, and served with a lush toffee sauce, an indulgent Christmas dessert that is incredibly easy to make. A lot lighter than a traditional Christmas fruit pudding, this variation combines the best flavours from the 2 classic desserts.
Share:
Ingredients
For the pudding
- 100 g butter, soft
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1 large egg (or 2 small eggs)
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 100 g Medjool dates
- 100 g brandy-soaked mixed dried fruit
- 1 tablespoon black treacle
For the toffee sauce
- 300 ml double cream (heavy cream)
- 100 g butter
- 1 tablespoon black treacle
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 125 g light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius (340 Fahrenheit).
- To make the pudding, add the dates to a small bowl and pour over 200 ml warm water - leave them to soak for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, add the butter and light brown sugar and use a hand mixer to beat them together until creamy.
- Add the egg and beat well.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and bicarb of soda, plus mixed spice, and mix everything well.
- Add the mixed dried fruit and the dates chopped roughly together with their liquid, and mix again.
- Butter and flour a 1 litre pudding basin, add the mixture, and bake for 50 minutes to one hour or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Leave it to cool for 10 minutes, then use a sharp knife to run it around the edges of the basin to get the pudding out.
- Leave it to cool on a cooling rack.
- To make the sauce, add the butter and sugar to a pan set over a medium heat.
- Allow the butter to melt, then add the cream, vanilla extract and black treacle, and mix well.
- Leave it to come to a boil, then remove it from the heat.
- Pour some of the sauce over the pudding, the rest will be poured over the pudding as it's served.
Notes
- I used dates and dried fruit to resemble more a traditional Christmas pudding, which relies heavily on dried fruit. You can use only dates as well, but I find that the dried fruit work really well here.
- If you can't find ready-soaked brandy dried fruit, you can use 100 ml of brandy or rum to soak the fruit yourself. Just add them to a pan set over a low heat, and gently simmer for 10 minutes until the fruit soak up the liquid.
- Baking this pudding in a special pudding basin is what makes it look so Christmassy. The batter is enough to fill a 1 litre pudding basin, if you have a smaller one, just fill it until there is about 2 cm left at the top, and if you still have batter left, add it to a smaller baking dish you have.
- It is best not to overfill the basin, as the pudding needs room for raising too. Too much batter will also take a lot longer to bake, as the middle will still be raw.
- If you are not fussed much about being in the shape of a Christmas pudding, you can use a regular rectangle baking tray, and follow the exact same steps. The pudding will bake quicker, so have a look at it after 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Show Details
Calories
642kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
79g
(26%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
260mg
(11%)
Potassium
427mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
55g
(110%)
Vitamin A
1230IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
146mg
(15%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 642 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 642kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 79g | 26% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 260mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 427mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 55g | 110% |
| Vitamin A | 1230IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 146mg | 15% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Genuine Reviews
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
Other Recipes
You'll Also Love
