winter puddings

Indulgent and creamy with lashings of nutmeg, Simon Hopkinson's foolproof rice pudding recipe is the perfect comfort food.

Rice pudding

grams/1½oz butter

grams/3½fl oz pudding rice (or Spanish paella rice)

75 grams/2½oz caster sugar

litre/1¾pints full-fat milk

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

vanilla extract

salt

plenty nutmeg

A warm, soft and squidgy pudding cake, this is both embracingly cosy and almost regally sumptuous.

Chocolate tahini pudding with tahini cream and date molasses

tbsp oil

grams/1¾oz tahini,

grams/1¾oz full-fat Greek-style yoghurt,

free-range egg,

grams/1¾oz caster sugar

grams/1¾oz soft dark brown sugar

tsp vanilla extract

60 grams/2¼oz plain flour (or gluten-free flour)

cocoa powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

¼ tsp fine sea salt

grams/3½oz chocolate chips

tsp tahini

250 milliliters/9fl oz double cream

date molasses, for drizzling

This sharing chocolate fondant is the perfect pudding for a family lunch or dinner. Much less faff than individual ones.

If you're feeling brave, you could try and turn it out like we did for the photo, but it's much easier to leave it in the dish!

Sharing chocolate fondant

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, softened,

grams/3½oz dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces

free-range eggs

120 grams/4½oz caster sugar

100 grams/3½oz plain flour, sifted

icing sugar,

Sticky, gooey and surprisingly light and easy, Mary's sticky toffee pudding is a winner. 
Baked in a large dish, this is a family-sized pudding, spooned out or cut into squares to serve.

For this recipe you will need a 1.7-litre/3-pint ovenproof dish and an electric whisk. 

Each serving provides 927 kcal, 9g protein, 88g carbohydrates (of which 60g sugars), 59g fat (of which 36g saturates), 1.5g fibre and 1.9g salt.


Mary's sticky toffee pudding

grams/3½oz butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

sugar

eggs

flour

tsp baking powder

tsp bicarbonate of soda

tbsp black treacle

275 milliliters/9½fl oz full-fat milk

double cream

grams/3½oz butter

125 grams/4½oz light muscovado sugar

300 milliliters/10fl oz pouring double cream

Try making Mary Berry’s foolproof, homemade custard, perfect for slathering on crumbles, pies and puddings.

Each serving provides 872 kcal, 33g protein, 65g carbohydrates (of which 56g sugars), 54g fat (of which 26g saturates), 0g fibre and 0.7g salt.

Mary Berry's proper custard

570 milliliters/1 pint milk

55 milliliters/2fl oz single cream

vanilla pod vanilla

free-range eggs, yolks only

grams/1 caster sugar

level tsp cornflour

James Martin’s classic rhubarb crumble recipe will take you to comfort food heaven in six short steps and under an hour.

Each serving provides 630 kcal, 6g protein, 97g carbohydrates (of which 59g sugars), 23g fat (of which 14.5g saturates), 4g fibre and 0.5g salt.

Rhubarb crumble

rhubarb

tbsp caster sugar

ginger

110 grams/4 ounces butter, softened

demerara sugar

A great family favourite as pudding to follow a weekend lunch. I have to admit, the recipe is not economical – just delicious! Ideally use a rectangular dish simply because the bread fits it better. If you are not keen on sultanas, just leave them out.

Mary Berry’s bread and butter pudding

75 grams/3 ounces caster sugar

lemon

½ tsp mixed spice

white bread,

100 grams/4 ounces butter, melted

300 milliliters/½ pint double cream

150 milliliters/¼ pint milk

tbsp demerara sugar

An old-fashioned English bread and butter pudding that goes easy on the wallet. Day-old bread works best in this recipe.

Each serving provides 408 kcal, 12.5g protein, 44g carbohydrates (of which 20g sugars), 20g fat (of which 11g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Bread and butter pudding

grams/1 ounces butter, plus extra for greasing

white bread, (crusts removed if desired)

sultanas

cinnamon powder

350 milliliters/12fl oz full-fat milk

milliliters/2fl oz double cream

nutmeg, grated,

(optional)

A classic version of sticky toffee pud – some versions put sauce on the bottom too – but it doesn’t need it. Serve with extra cream or ice cream.


Make-ahead sticky toffee pudding

dates,

300 milliliters/10fl oz boiling water

75 grams/2¾oz light soft brown sugar

75 grams/2¾oz dark muscovado sugar

grams/4½ oz butter

grams/1¾oz dark muscovado sugar

This rich fruit clootie dumpling is a classic Scottish steamed pudding, serve with clotted cream and a dram of whisky.

Clootie dumpling

(8 ounces) plain flour,

tsp mixed spice

cinnamon

¼tsp sea salt

175 grams/6 ounces caster sugar,

100 grams/4 ounces shredded suet

100 grams/4 ounces sultanas

currants

dates

raisins

apple

150 milliliters/5fl oz buttermilk

clotted cream

This makes one of the best Sunday-lunch puddings you will ever eat. If by any chance you have any leftovers, they microwave most satisfactorily.

Lemon and elderflower drizzle pudding

grams/1¾oz full-fat Greek yoghurt

150 grams/5½oz caster sugar

grams/3½oz rice flour (or plain flour

75 grams/2¾oz ground almonds

fine sea salt

1½ tsp baking powder (gluten-free if necessary)

free-range eggs,

tbsp undiluted elderflower cordial

cream,

100 milliliters/3½fl oz undiluted elderflower cordial

lemon juice

Here’s an easy molten chocolate pudding that's a real crowd-pleaser. The chocolate sauce gets poured on the top, but miraculously ends up on the bottom. How do they do that?


Chocolate self-saucing pudding

175 grams/6 ounces unsalted butter,

300 grams/10½oz soft light brown sugar

free-range eggs, beaten

grams/1¾oz cocoa powder,

tbsp milk

Try the Hairy Bikers’ recipe for a classic steamed syrup sponge, simple to make and guaranteed to impress.

For this recipe you will need a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basin. 

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