The Best Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe = The Fall Dessert You Need (Trust Us)

The best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever had was in London, England, which makes perfect sense given its origin. A soft and spongy cake made with sweet dates and soaked in a rich toffee sauce? Count me in! I make this dessert for my family every year at Thanksgiving and around the holidays, but truthfully, this dessert‘s good all year round.

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The Best Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Bake Time: 28 to 30 minutes

Total Time: 58 to 60 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

Cake

1 cup dates, pitted and packed

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup boiling water

⅔ cup dark brown sugar

1 large egg

3 Tbsp fancy molasses

4 Tbsp butter, melted and cooled

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

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Warm Pumpkin Sticky Toffee Pudding with Vanilla Whipped Cream

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½ tsp salt

Sauce

½ cup butter

½ cup heavy cream

½ cup dark brown sugar

2 Tbsp fancy molasses

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. Roughly chop the dates to ensure there are no pits, add to a small bowl with baking soda and boiling water. Let side for 10 minutes then puree both water and softened dates until smooth.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and line the bottoms of 6 ramekins with parchment paper. Place on a cookie sheet and set aside.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, egg, molasses, melted butter and vanilla. Add the date puree. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined.

4. Scoop the batter into the prepared ramekins until ⅔ full. Bake in the oven for 28-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

5. Now prepare the sauce: in a heavy bottom saucepan, whisk together the butter, cream, brown sugar and molasses on medium-high heat. Let the mixture come to a boil and let bubble for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

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6. Once the cakes come out of the oven, while they’re still warm, run a knife around the perimeter of the ramekin to loosen. Invert the ramekin, placing the cake upside-down and remove the parchment paper. Slowly drizzle a couple spoonful’s of the warm toffee sauce on top. The cake will slowly absorb the sauce. To serve, drizzle extra toffee sauce on the plate, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy!

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