Snack · 60 min · british

Sticky Toffee Pudding

British flavors, weeknight effort. Pitted dates meets baking soda in a 60-minute snack worth keeping in rotation.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 8 oz Pitted dates
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup Butter
• 1 cup Brown sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Heavy cream
• 1 pint Vanilla ice cream

Steps

1. Simmer the chopped dates in 1.25 cups water with the baking soda for 5 minutes, then mash to a rough purée. The dates dissolve into the batter and keep it impossibly moist.
2. Cream the butter and half the brown sugar, beat in the eggs, then fold in the flour and the date purée. Pour into a buttered baking dish.
3. Bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes until springy. While it bakes, simmer the remaining sugar, butter, and cream into a toffee sauce — 5 minutes, until it coats a spoon.
4. Poke the hot pudding all over with a skewer and pour over half the toffee sauce so it soaks in. This is the “sticky” part.
5. Serve warm squares with ice cream and the remaining sauce poured over at the table. Arguably Britain’s greatest dessert; certainly its most comforting.

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