For those with a sweet tooth and a penchant for decadent desserts, the sticky toffee sauce beckons as an irresistible culinary temptation. This luscious sauce, with its rich, caramel-like flavor and velvety texture, transforms ordinary cakes, puddings, and ice cream into extraordinary culinary delights. Whether you are a seasoned baker looking to elevate your dessert repertoire or a home cook seeking an indulgent treat, this guide will lead you to the perfect sticky toffee sauce recipe. So, prepare your taste buds for a journey of sticky, sweet bliss as we explore the art of crafting this delectable sauce.
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STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE
An easy Sticky Date Pudding recipe
Categories Milk/Cream Egg Ginger Dessert Bake Date Vanilla Fall Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make pudding:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan (2 inches deep), knocking out excess flour.
- Coarsely chop dates and in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan simmer dates in water, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in baking soda. (Mixture will foam.) Let mixture stand 20 minutes.
- While mixture is standing, into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, beating after each addition until just combined. Add date mixture and with a wooden spoon stir batter until just combined well.
- Pour batter into baking pan and set pan in a larger baking pan. Add enough hot water to larger pan to reach halfway up sides of smaller pan and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove smaller pan from water bath and cool pudding to warm on a rack.
- Make sauce while pudding is cooling:
- In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and add brown sugar. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, and stir in cream and vanilla. Simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Cool sauce to warm.
- Cut warm pudding into squares. Serve pudding with ice cream and warm sauce.
ABSOLUTELY SINFUL! STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH PECAN TOFFEE SAUCE
This is as wicked as it sounds. A truly delectable combination of flavours and textures that are light and melt in the mouth. I would choose this as a Christmas or New Year dinner party dessert, as the puddings freeze well and are no trouble to re-heat. A modern British classic - sticky toffee pudding was thought to have originated from the Sharrow Bay Hotel in Ullswater in the Lake District of Northern England There is also a school of thought that John Tovey at Miller Howe in Windermere was the first to make this. Either way, the pudding is as iconic today as it was when it was first baked and devoured by the lucky diners of either one of those hotels! My recipe is based on the recipe that Delia Smith published in her Christmas cookbook, but I have made several changes that I feel work better for me, the main change is to increase the pecan toffee sauce quantities, as I have had grown people - mainly males - fighting over who gets the last dribble of this delectable sauce!! I hope you find the step-by-step photos useful when you make this for the first time. (This was featured in the September 2008 Cooking School Topic of the Month on Zaar - a wonderful event where lots of talented chefs on Zaar showed off their culinary skills through photographic tutorials!) Prep time includes the time needed for soaking the dates.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Dessert
Time 1h48m
Yield 8 Little Sticky Toffee Puddings, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/360°F Lightly butter 8 x 3" ramekin dishes. I like to spray them to coat them evenly.
- Soak the dates in the boiling water for about half an hour to soften them. Add the bicarbonate of soda, vanilla essence and coffee mixture, mix well and allow to soak for 30 minutes more.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the beaten eggs, a little at a time, and beat well after each addition. Fold in the sifted flour, again a little at a time, gently mixing through after each addition.
- Then add the date mixture. You should have a fairly sloppy mixture, it looks all wrong - but it is ALL right, I promise you! Divide the mixture equally between the ramekins, place them on a baking tray and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until well risen.
- Cool for 5 minutes, then loosen them around the sides with a butter knife and turn out. The puddings can be cooled and frozen at this stage. After freezing, defrost, pour the hot sauce over and re-heat to serve as instructed below.
- To serve:- Place the puddings in a shallow ovenproof dish. Heat the grill. Make the sauce by melting the butter, cream, pecans and sugar together in a pan, and stir well.When just boiling, pour HALF of the sauce over the puddings; and then continue to heat the sauce on a rolling boil until it has thickened.
- Place the puddings 5" below the grill and cook for about 8 minutes, making sure that the nuts and sauce does not burn too badly; you should have toasted nuts in places, with a sticky toffee glaze which is almost crunchy.
- Serve with the extra toffee sauce in a heatproof jug, chilled cream, custard, ice-cream, or just NAKED!
STICKY TOFFEE SAUCE
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a pan and slowly bring to the boil, allowing the butter to melt and the sugar to dissolve. Let the mixture bubble for a couple of minutes before carefully adding the cream. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce is thick, sticky and glossy.
- Serve with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream.
IRISH STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH IRISH WHISKEY TOFFEE SAUCE
You won't have any trouble getting rid of the extra servings of this toothsome cake and whiskey-laced caramel sauce.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Grease 10-cup (2.5 L) Bundt or tube pan; dust with flour. Set aside.
- In saucepan, bring water, dates and baking soda to boil; let cool.
- In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour with baking powder; stir into butter mixture alternately with date mixture, making 2 additions of dry ingredients and 1 of date mixture. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven for 45 minutes.
- Irish Whiskey Toffee Sauce: Meanwhile, in saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in sugar until dissolved. Add cream and bring to simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in whiskey; keep warm.
- While still in pan and using skewer or toothpick, poke holes all over cake; pour 1/3 cup (75 mL) warm sauce evenly over top. Bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
- Invert cake onto platter. Poke holes all over; pour 1/3 cup (75 mL) more sauce over cake. (Make-ahead: Let cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap; store in airtight container at room temperature for up 2 days. Cover remaining sauce and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat to serve.).
- To serve, cut into slices; drizzle with remaining warm sauce. Serves 12.
- Canadian Living Magazine: March 2007.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 585.7, Fat 34.3, SaturatedFat 21, Cholesterol 153.6, Sodium 544.2, Carbohydrate 63.7, Fiber 2, Sugar 41.1, Protein 5.8
STICKY TOFFEE SAUCE - NIGELLA LAWSON
Make and share this Sticky Toffee Sauce - Nigella Lawson recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Cristina Barry
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a pan and slowly bring to the boil, allowing the butter to melt and the sugar to dissolve.
- Let the mixture bubble for a couple of minutes before carefully adding the cream.
- Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce is thick, sticky and glossy.
- Serve with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 486.6, Fat 31.9, SaturatedFat 20.1, Cholesterol 100.1, Sodium 50.4, Carbohydrate 52.4, Sugar 45.7, Protein 1
DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE (STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING)
Sticky toffee pudding is actually more of a cake than a pudding. This is such a great and easy dessert to make.
Provided by Cupcake-Princess
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the pudding: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a squate 9 inch baking pan. In a small saucepan mix together dates and water, bring to a boil. Add baking soda and stir until the dates begin to break down and mixture thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes, set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, allspice, and salt, set aside. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- On low speed gradually add flour mixture alternating with date mixture and beat until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 40 minutes. Let pudding cool in pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Meanwhile make toffee sauce.
- For the sauce: In a small saucepan mix together butter, sugar, and cream. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Reduce heat to low and cook without stirring for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in alchohol.
- Cut pudding into squares and serve warm with sauce.
WARM GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE (STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING)
Steps:
- Follow above
STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE RECIPE - (4.6/5)
Provided by cookism
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Remove pits from dates and finely chop them into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl and pour boiling water over. Allow them to stand for about 30 minutes until cool, then mash roughly with a fork and stir in the vanilla bean paste. Butter and flour eight 8x7-centimeter mini pudding moulds and set them aside. Preheat oven to 356°F. Mix flour and bicarbonate of soda in a dry bowl. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together for a few minutes until slightly creamy (mixture will be grainy from the sugar). Beat eggs in a separate bowl and add them into the butter-sugar mixture a little at a time, beating well between additions. Next, beat in the black treacle, then gently fold in one-third of the flour and half of the milk with a spatula. Repeat until all the flour and milk is used. Be careful not to over-mix. Gently stir in the dates. You will achieve a soft and thick batter. Divide batter between the moulds, leaving a gap from the rim to allow space for the puddings to rise. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. While the puddings are baking, make toffee sauce. Combine sugar, butter and half the cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the black treacle, turn up the heat slightly and allow the mixture to bubble away for 2-3 minutes until it is a rich toffee color, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn't burn. Remove from heat and stir in the rest of the cream. When the puddings are ready, remove them from the oven and leave aside until cool enough to touch. Trim off excess and run a palette knife along the insides of the tins to loosen them. To serve, drizzle the toffee sauce over the puddings or soak them in the sauce overnight for stickier puddings. Spoil yourself further with an indulgent scoop of ice cream and a tuile wheel! Dig in!
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING W/BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
From the Food Network. This is the best dang pudding and the butterscotch sauce alone is TO DIE FOR. It's very sweet, so if you like your desserts extra sinful, this is for you!
Provided by SVSOUZA
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with parchment or waxed paper.
- Combine the dates and water in a high sided saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and gradually stir in the baking soda (it will foam up quite a bit), and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the sugar to the butter, and cream until fluffy. Without stopping the mixer, add 2 of the eggs and mix until combined. Add the remaining 2 eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Add about 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the dates and mix until combined. Repeat until all the flour mixture and the dates are incorporated into the batter. Pour into the baking pan and bake about 40 minutes, until firm and set in the center. Let cool in the pan. When cool, turn out of the pan onto a baking sheet and peel off the parchment paper. The recipe can be made through this step up to 2 days in advance.
- Butterscotch Sauce: Combine the brown sugar, butter, half-and-half, and brandy in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, until combined. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- When ready to serve pudding, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pour the sauce evenly over the top of the cake. Bake until the sauce is bubbly and cake is heated through, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream into soft peaks with the mixer. Cut the cake into squares and serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 778.3, Fat 22.5, SaturatedFat 13.4, Cholesterol 129.2, Sodium 382.6, Carbohydrate 139.9, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 103.2, Protein 8.5
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
The classic Sticky Toffee Pudding is a traditional dessert in the United Kingdom. I love that I can just stay home and bake this cake version, featuring saucy butterscotch. -Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 15 servings (2-1/2 cups sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine dates and water; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in baking soda. Cool to lukewarm., In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in date mixture., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter; add brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in brandy and vanilla. Serve warm with warm cake. If desired, top with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 521 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 88mg cholesterol, Sodium 361mg sodium, Carbohydrate 93g carbohydrate (70g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
Tips:
- Choose fresh, ripe dates for the best flavor. Medjool dates are a popular choice.
- If your dates are dry, soak them in hot water for about 10 minutes to soften them before using.
- Use a good quality balsamic vinegar for the best results. A dark, aged balsamic vinegar will have a more complex flavor.
- Simmer the sauce over low heat until it has thickened and reduced by about half. This will take about 10-15 minutes.
- The sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Reheat gently over low heat before serving.
Conclusion:
Sticky toffee sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used to top desserts, ice cream, or fruit. It is also a great addition to savory dishes, such as grilled meats or vegetables. With its rich, sweet flavor and gooey texture, sticky toffee sauce is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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