Sticky Toffee Pudding (2024)

FAQs

Can I use molasses instead of treacle in sticky toffee pudding? ›

Regular molasses can be used as a substitute for treacle, but blackstrap molasses can be very bitter and is not always a good substitute. It depends on your personal taste, as if you like the bitterness then you could use the blackstrap molasses.

Unfortunately though these type of self-saucing puddings do not reheat very well as the sauce tends to thicken and be absorbed by the sponge as the pudding cools. So when you reheat the pudding it will have a sticky base but with very little sauce.

The puddings are simple to heat – either microwave in the container for 40 seconds (850watts) from the refrigerator, 1 minute from frozen. You can also warm the puddings in a preheated oven – 350F/180 C for 10-15 minutes. The containers are oven proof but place on a baking sheet.

Both have a deep, aromatic flavour that adds a unique finish to food and drink recipes, but they are subtly different, with treacle tending to be a sweeter product that has less of a bitter profile than molasses. Compared to treacle, molasses is thicker in consistency and darker in colour.

Both have a deep, aromatic flavour and an intense dark colour, but they are two very different pure sugars. Black treacle is a sweeter product, lacking the slightly bitter flavour that molasses brings to the table. Molasses is thicker than black treacle, which has a comparatively runny consistency.

Like the Christmas pudding and figgy puddings before it, the sticky toffee pudding is usually steamed for maximum moisture. Instead of figs, however, very finely chopped dates are added to the cake, which gets covered in a toffee sauce.

Custard might be too thick, even if served cold - I'd recommend vanilla ice cream, as that's a personal favourite of mine!

* For those who don't have such a sweet tooth a ginger flavoured beer like Blandford's Ginger Fly can be a delicious match. * Or, if you fancy something a bit stronger, a nip of Drambuie or other whisky liqueur, a cognac or an armagnac.

The beloved British classic is popping up on dessert menus across the United States, from natural wine bars to Harry Potter World. Sticky toffee pudding is a clear communicator.

Can you eat out of date sticky toffee pudding? ›

Food that has passed its best before date is safe to eat. Best before should be considered a rough guide rather than a strict rule. There is no reason to throw away food that goes past its best before date, it is perfectly safe to eat and will often taste just as good.

For leftovers we recommend storing the sponge and sauce separately in the fridge for up to 5 days. Cover the sponge tightly with clingfilm (plastic wrap) and put the sauce in an airtight container.

Both molasses and treacle are byproducts of the sugar-refining process, though treacle is most commonly used in the United Kingdom. Treacle can be easily substituted for molasses, and vice versa, though the sweetness and consistency will be subtly different.

If you don't have treacle then you can use molasses as an alternative. We would not use extra sugar instead of the treacle as treacle is an invert sugar, which particularly helps to keep the cake moist.

Toffee is an English confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour.

Treacle Toffee. Rich, buttery and deliciously dark – our treacle toffee has just a hint of bitterness to perfectly offset the decadent creamy flavour and chewy texture.