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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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