Description
A rich and moist Christmas pudding with a sticky toffee sauce, perfect for festive celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g dried dates, chopped
- 250ml boiling water
- 100g unsalted butter, softened
- 100g brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100g chopped nuts (optional)
- For the sauce: 200g brown sugar, 200ml double cream, 100g unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F).
- Soak the chopped dates in boiling water for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Stir in the soaked dates and their water.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder, then fold in gently.
- Add vanilla extract and nuts if using.
- Pour the mixture into a greased pudding basin.
- Cover with parchment paper and steam for 1.5 hours.
- For the sauce, melt butter with sugar and cream in a pan.
- Serve the pudding warm with the toffee sauce drizzled on top.
Notes
- Make sure to soak the dates well for better texture.
- You can prepare the pudding a day in advance and steam it just before serving.
- Serve with ice cream or whipped cream for added richness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1.5 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Sticky Toffee Christmas Pudding, Christmas dessert, festive pudding