Proper pudding recipes

Proper puddings make the ultimate dessert. We’ve got crumbles, cakes, tarts and toffee pudding recipes to tickle your fancy.

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Steamed Vietnamese coffee cakes

Coffee

Steamed Vietnamese coffee cakes

These cute little steamed cakes are inspired by Vietnamese coffee with their indulgent condensed milk and coffee flavourings.

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Blueberry queen of puddings with brown sugar meringue

British puddings

Blueberry queen of puddings with brown sugar meringue

Blueberry queen of puddings is the perfect spring dessert. Baked custard is topped with blueberry jam and a cloud of brown-sugar meringue.

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Rhubarb and oat sponge pudding

Rhubarb

Rhubarb and oat sponge pudding

Dig into this soft, buttery sponge pudding to reveal the pink juicy rhubarb. This easy recipe makes a great change from classic crumble.

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Sticky date and Guinness pudding with warm whiskey sauce

Irish

Sticky date and Guinness pudding with warm whiskey sauce

This sticky date and Guinness pudding with warm whiskey sauce from cookbook author Cherie Denham is the perfect cosy pud for chilly nights.

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Michel Roux Jr’s diplomat puddings

Celebrity chef Christmas recipes

Michel Roux Jr’s diplomat puddings

Michel Roux Jr shares his recipe for diplomat puddings. These delightful French puds are packed with brioche, custard, raisins and rum.

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Malt chocolate self-saucing pudding

Perfect puddings

Malt chocolate self-saucing pudding

The toasty flavour of malt brings an extra layer of comfort to this easy, self-saucing chocolate pudding. Bring it to the table and dig in!

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Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle

Make-ahead summer desserts

Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle

Top chef Paul Ainsworth shares a recipe from his debut cookbook, upgrading his dad's classic trifle with fresh peak-season strawberries.

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Simon Rimmer’s treacle tart with lemon mascarpone cream

Sweet tarts

Simon Rimmer’s treacle tart with lemon mascarpone cream

A simple but elegant treacle tart from Simon Rimmer. The filling has a hint of warming ginger and there’s a punchy lemon cream on the side.

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Rhubarb, rose and pistachio crumble

Crumbles

Rhubarb, rose and pistachio crumble

Classic rhubarb crumble reaches new heights in this easy recipe, thanks to cardamom, rosewater and an irresistible pistachio and oat topping.

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Rum and raisin spotted dick

Retro puddings

Rum and raisin spotted dick

You can’t get a more traditional British pud than spotted dick. We’re given it a makeover, complete with rum-soaked raisins and rum syrup.

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Chocolate parkin with marbled custard

Retro puddings

Chocolate parkin with marbled custard

Sticky chocolate parkin shares top billing with chocolate and ginger custard rippled with spiced cream in this retro pudding recipe.

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Crème anglaise

Custard

Crème anglaise

Crème anglaise is a staple of the French culinary canon. Here's how to make this classic thin custard recipe - it's really quite easy!

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Gooseberry and elderflower cobbler

Gooseberries

Gooseberry and elderflower cobbler

Crumble is good and all, but cobbler is what the cool crowd finishes dinner with. This gooseberry cobbler is given an extra punch of seasonal fragrance thanks to elderflower cordial.

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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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Parkin

Bonfire Night

Parkin

Parkin is a squidgy cake traditionally eaten as a warming treat for Bonfire Night or in winter. Try it with lashings of spiced custard.

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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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