British puddings

Here’s our tempting selection of traditional British dessert recipes, including classic bread and butter pudding, crumble, treacle tart and trifle.

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Rick Stein’s double-crust apple pie with a touch of cinnamon

Apple pies

Rick Stein’s double-crust apple pie with a touch of cinnamon

Give Rick Stein's double-crust apple pie recipe a go – it's the taste of autumn. “This is a proper old-fashioned fruit pie," says Rick. 

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Elderflower jellies with boozy cream

British puddings

Elderflower jellies with boozy cream

An effortless little pud (for grown-ups) these jellies are packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. Delightful!

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Vegan custard

Vegan desserts

Vegan custard

Vegan custard is easy to make (even easier than regular custard, in fact) and endlessly versatile. Enjoy it over your favourite desserts!

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Ultimate treacle tart

Sweet tarts

Ultimate treacle tart

Master the art of the treacle tart with our recipe for this gastropub favourite. Serve this rich and sticky pud with double cream & berries.

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The Hairy Bikers’ pineapple and rum sticky toffee pudding

Perfect puddings

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 glorious result.

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Eton mess roulade

Afternoon tea

Eton mess roulade

A vanilla roulade filled with strawberries, cream and meringues. Our Eton mess roulade is the perfect summer pud to share with friends.

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Blood orange and Campari steamed pudding

Steamed puddings

Blood orange and Campari steamed pudding

This blood orange steamed pudding is a showstopper of a winter pud. It can even be cooked in the microwave for a quick and easy hack.

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Black butter frangipane and apple tart

Sweet tarts

Black butter frangipane and apple tart

James Martin uses black butter in this frangipane and apple tart, a preserve made of top-quality apples, liquorice, spices and sugar.

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Duke of Cambridge tart

Sweet tarts

Duke of Cambridge tart

Chef Tristan Welch has revived the Duke of Cambridge tart while retaining the gorgeous flavours of the original, making it a fine choice for afternoon tea.

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Dried fig and seville orange marmalade custard trifle

Trifles

Dried fig and seville orange marmalade custard trifle

A gorgeous-looking get-ahead pudding teeming with figs, zesty marmalade and custard, this is the ultimate festive trifle to adorn your Christmas table.  

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Lemon and raspberry bread and butter pudding

Bread and butter puddings

Lemon and raspberry bread and butter pudding

This raspberry bread and butter pudding sees brioche smothered in buttery vanilla custard and spiked with tangy lemon curd.

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Manchester tart

Sweet tarts

Manchester tart

Debbie Major has revived the nostalgic heritage dessert: a Manchester tart. It's sweet custard, raspberry jam and coconut filling makes it a joy to eat.

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Toffee apple sticky toffee pudding

Halloween

Toffee apple sticky toffee pudding

Round off a Sunday roast with this twist on a classic sticky toffee pudding, with apples inside and topped with homemade toffee apples too.

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Nutty plum and sloe gin crumble

Crumbles

Nutty plum and sloe gin crumble

A sweet and syrupy sloe gin and plum crumble. Debbie Major has added chopped almonds to the topping for extra nuttiness and crunch.

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Blackberry and apple crumble

Proper puddings

Blackberry and apple crumble

Nothing is more British than a blackberry and apple crumble with its fruity, biscuity aroma, crunchy topping and juicy filling.

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Sussex pond pudding

British puddings

Sussex pond pudding

Sussex pond pudding is made with a steamed suet pastry encasing a whole lemon. Once cut, the juices spill out and form a pond (hence the title).

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