Retro puddings
Get all nostalgic with our collection of retro puddings and vintage desserts. These old favourites remain popular for a reason: they’re familiar and comforting. A bowl of crumble and custard is a sure-fire way to put a smile on someone’s face. A generous slice of jam roly poly is an edible cuddle, while a bakewell tart can melt troubles away.
Try your hand at timeless classics such as lemon meringue pie and treacle tart, or experiment with our takes on old retro puddings, including rhubarb jelly with custard ice cream and spotted dick with a rum and raisin twist. Our arctic roll and jam roly-poly recipes channel the nostalgic school puddings of the past (but with no homework!).
All of these vintage desserts would be a great finale to a retro party. Get things off the a tasty start with our favourite canapé and cocktail recipes.
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Baking recipes
Malt iced buns with raspberry icing
Who doesn’t love an iced bun? Even better, how about a homemade iced bun. These ones temper the sometimes over-sweet...
Retro puddings
Rum and raisin spotted dick
You can’t get a more traditional British pud than spotted dick – something that’s fallen out of fashion in recent...
Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky Yorkshire parkin is taken to chocolate town with this indulgent bake – but the sauce definitely shares star billing....
Sweet tart recipes
Black forest bakewell tart
When black forest gateau meets bakewell tart, something magical happens. These two nostalgic desserts combine perfectly – especially when served...
Trifle recipes
Traditional English trifle
Raspberry jelly, thick vanilla custard, sherry-soaked sponge fingers and pillowy mounds of whipped cream: it’s the ultimate traditional trifle recipe....
Bonfire Night recipes
Parkin
This squidgy cake, originally from northern England, is a warming treat for Bonfire Night or any time, with or without...
Easy baking recipes to make with kids
Raspberry and custard mini cakes
Reminiscent of school traybakes with pink icing, these raspberry and custard mini cakes are given a suitably chic update –...
Perfect pudding recipes
The Hairy Bikers’ pineapple and rum sticky toffee pudding
When upside-down pineapple cake has a rum-punch party with sticky toffee pudding, this recipe from The Hairy Bikers is the...
Best of British recipes
Proper homemade custard
This easy recipe for homemade vanilla custard is the perfect finishing touch: pour it over apple pie, steamed pudding, or...
Steamed pudding recipes
Blood orange and Campari steamed pudding
This updated take on the traditional steamed pudding stars blood oranges and Campari. It can even be cooked in the...
Sweet tart recipes
Duke of Cambridge tart
Chef Tristan Welch has revived this traditional sweet tart while retaining all the gorgeous flavours of the original, making it...
Retro puddings
Summer pudding arctic roll
A gorgeous blueberry sponge is filled with mixed berries and ice cream before rolling and freezing; a beautiful arctic roll...
Sweet tart recipes
Manchester tart
Debbie Major has scoured the British recipe archives in search of traditional recipes that are ripe for revival – and...
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