Sticky toffee pudding

[georgedawes]

I'd like to make a sticky toffee pudding for a work colleague as part of a secret Santa gift. Can anyone recommend a recipe and an idiot's guide on how to make it to heat up later?

Hi OP,

I've been looking for a recipe too. Let's hope someone comes along with a good one.

Ah snap Asvan! You often see it for sale on the shelf but I have no idea how to make it shelf stable myself. I've never even made the fresh version!

www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/the-best-sticky-toffee-pudding/amp/

I’ve made this one a couple of times, was easy and turned out very shop-like! Mmm my fave!

That looks a great recipe but how would I make it shelf stable or freezable for a gift?

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marys_sticky_toffee_41970/amp

This is foolproof and tastes amazing

I think this is a nice gesture, but there’s no way I’d eat a sticky toffee pudding that I didn’t know who cooked or how hygienic they were.

I’d buy one, these are great.

www.cartmelvillageshop.co.uk/

I didn't ask if anyone would eat it? I'm well aware that I can buy pre made puddings but that's not what I'm asking here.

You can treat it as any cake when it's baked. Just cool it in a dish that can go in the oven or microwave, wrap it well and it should keep for a week. Give instructions for re-heating.

I use this one. I like it because it is without dates

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marysstickyytoffee41970/amp

I don’t understand what you mean by shelf stable, like it needs to keep outside the fridge? You’d need preservatives and chemicals for that, I assume!

Thanks Brusca that's useful.

Yes possibly preservatives ( which obvs don't want to use!) Heruka. They're expensive puddings though so I thought perhaps no artificial ingredients (can't get them to load). Either way I want to give it to be heated up at a later date.

It is basically a cake as said above. I would make sure there's no cream in the sauce though if you want it to keep a while. Not made one so don't know if cream features.

Yeah I've never made one either! I know it's often served with a cream but I wouldn't do that here for obvious reasons.

It could probably last longer than a week as it's probably got the sugar content of jam (!) so should preserve well. But I'm not sure I'd risk it for someone else.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ultimate-sticky-toffee-pudding
This one is awesome. Genuinely foolproof. You can do it as individual puddings, or a giant one that feeds 8 (in a big stoneware or pyrex dish like you'd use for lasagne). It freezes well. Make double quantities of the sauce!!

I know it'd be eaten that night :)