Here it is- my all time favorite dessert! I’m talking last meal kind of all time favorite.
Sticky Toffee Pudding (or sticky date pudding) is a traditional British dessert made up of a moist date sponge cake, covered in a rich, decadent toffee sauce.
For extra points, serve it with vanilla ice cream, custard, or heavy cream.
- Servings– Makes 2 Cakes
- Total Time- 1 hour & 15 minutes
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ingredients:
For Moist Date Cake-
- Mejool Dates– this is the main flavor of your cakes. They will be cooked down and blended in to a batter.
- Water– to boil and soften the dates.
- Butter- salted or unsalted and room temperature.
- Molasses
- Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
For Sauce-
- Butter
- Heavy Cream
- Brown Sugar
- Molasses
- Almond Extract
- Salt
- Ice cream for serving
Equipment Needed:
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How to Make Sticky Toffee Pudding:
- Soften Dates– Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add dates, cover with lid, and turn heat down to low. Simmer for 15 minutes until dates are soft & most of the liquid has been absorbed. Add dates and remaining liquid to a food processor & blend.
- Make Batter–
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix room temperature butter, brown sugar, and molasses. Mix in egg & vanilla extract.
- In separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With mixer running on low, add dry ingredients to wet ingredients 1/4 cup at a time.
- Add date puree. Run mixer until ingredients are fully combined.
- Bake– Preheat oven to 350F. Grease ramekins with butter and fill 3/4 of the way with date batter. If using 9oz ramkeins bake 35-40 min, for smaller ramekins check puddings around 25 mins. An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
- Make Sauce– Melt butter in sauce pan over medium-low heat. Whisk in sugar, then heavy cream, then molasses & salt. Simmer and stir occasionally for 6 minutes until sauce has thickened slightly. Remove from heat and stir in almond extract.
- Finish and Serve– While they are still warm, level puddings and flip on to a plate. Brush sides with sauce. Serve with more sauce poured over the top & ice cream, custard, or heavy cream.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Pudding is a traditional British dessert made up of a moist date sponge cake, covered in a rich, decadent toffee sauce.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Food Processor
- Mixing Bowl
- Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment
- 2 9oz Ramekins
Ingredients
- 5 mejool dates pitted
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tbsp butter-room temp
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1 egg- room temp
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
For Sauce:
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp molasses
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- Pinch salt
For Serving:
- Ice cream, Custard, or Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Soften Dates– Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add dates, cover with lid, and turn heat down to low. Simmer for 15 minutes until dates are soft & most of the liquid has been absorbed. Add dates and remaining liquid to a food processor & blend.
- Make Batter– In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix room temperature butter, brown sugar, and molasses. Mix in egg & vanilla extract. In separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With mixer running on low, add dry ingredients to wet ingredients 1/4 cup at a time. Add date puree. Run mixer until ingredients are fully combined.
- Bake– Preheat oven to 350F. Grease ramekins with butter and fill 3/4 of the way with date batter. If using 9oz ramkeins bake 35-40 min, for smaller ramekins check puddings around 25 mins. An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
- Make Sauce– Melt butter in sauce pan over medium-low heat. Whisk in sugar, then heavy cream, then molasses & salt. Simmer and stir occasionally for 6 minutes until sauce has thickened slightly. Remove from heat and stir in almond extract.
- Finish and Serve– While they are still warm, level puddings and flip on to a plate. Brush sides with sauce. Serve with more sauce poured over the top & ice cream, custard, or heavy cream
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