Retro puddings
Channelling school puds? Hosting a retro party? Turn back time, and your tastebuds, with our pick of retro British puddings, from Manchester tart to Arctic roll. A surprising amount contain jam, custard, or…both.
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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....
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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ice cream recipes
Rhubarb jelly and Bird’s custard ice cream
Georgina Hayden has combined the nostalgic flavours of rhubarb and custard in a clever dessert that will take you back...
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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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Quick pudding recipes in under 20 minutes
Cookie s’mores
Warm and gooey chocolate chip cookies are sandwiched together with melted marshmallows, to create this decadent sweet treat. And the...
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Retro puddings
Granny Brett’s warm vanilla rice pudding with golden syrup
Roy Brett’s creamy vanilla rice pudding is inspired by the version his Granny used to make when he was young....
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British puddings
Healthier steamed syrup sponge
We’ve given this classic British pudding a healthy makeover. Now the light sponge topped with sticky, sweet syrup is lower...
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Apple recipes
Hot blackcurrant and apple charlottes
Serve these individual blackcurrant and apple charlottes warm with a dollop of lemon cream for a proper old-school English pud....
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English recipes
Vanilla and nutmeg baked rice pudding
There’s nothing more comforting than a bowl full of old fashioned rice pudding with a dollop of jam. You might...
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English recipes
Coconut and raspberry jam roly-poly
A traditional pudding that will surely bring back memories of childhood, we recommend serving yours straight from the oven with...
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Upside-down cake recipes
Pineapple upside-down cake
Serve this comforting retro pineapple upside-down cake recipe for afternoon tea – or nostalgic dinner party. Or, see our sticky...
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