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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Malt chocolate self-saucing pudding

Perfect pudding recipes

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 dessert recipes

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 tart recipes

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

Crumble recipes

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 recipes

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

Gooseberry recipes

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 dessert recipes

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 recipes

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 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 glorious result.

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Spiced pear and chai pudding

Christmas pudding recipes

Spiced pear and chai pudding

Full of spice and laden with caramel sauce, Georgina Hayden's sticky pear and chai pud is a welcome twist on traditional Christmas pudding.

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Richard Bertinet’s Grand Marnier bread and butter pudding

Comfort food recipes

Richard Bertinet’s Grand Marnier bread and butter pudding

Richard Bertinet's ultimate bread and butter pudding recipe features crème anglaise and brioche, soaked in Grand Marnier then flambéed.

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Rose and pistachio cake with cardamom toffee sauce

Easy cake recipes

Rose and pistachio cake with cardamom toffee sauce

Chetna Makan's delicate rose and pistachio cake is delicious on its own, but you won't be able to resist pouring cardamon toffee sauce on top.

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Blood orange and Campari steamed pudding

Steamed pudding recipes

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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Duke of Cambridge tart

Sweet tart recipes

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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