Steamed pudding

My Classic Steamed Treacle Pudding recipe from back home in Ireland is absolutely irresistible and the perfect sweet treat for the season.

Treacle sponge pudding using Paul Hollywood's recipe is a sweet, moist, steamed dessert that's popular in the UK.

I know a steamed pudding sounds stodgy, but I cannot tell you how glorious this is: light beyond words, feathery textured and comfortingly, not cloyingly, sweet. This is predicated on two things. You have to eat it up entirely while it’s warm (no hardship), as it will get heavy on cooling. And it needs to be balanced with custard or cream. There is also a good argument for vanilla ice cream. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

This is my Mum's basic steamed pud recipe and it's a beaut! Serve with lashings of pouring cream and serve hot.

I love sponge puddings, their soft texture and the way they cook, so I thought I should bring them back to basics and present a recipe for t...

This traditional steamed apple pudding topped with sticky toffee sauce is a wonderful flavour combination. It would be perfect for an autumn gathering

While I have nothing against stodge, what strikes me whenever I eat this, is how ridiculously light the sponge is. All too often this kind of pud is disparaged these days as dense, when this is far from the case. Freshly steamed, the sponge has a feathery and open texture; it’s only on keeping that it becomes indigestibly heavy. In other words, you have to make the supreme sacrifice and eat it all up at once. This version differs from the traditional model in one way only; it’s cooked in a…

Drizzled with incredible caramel sauce, my Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe is simple, authentic, and oh so sweet.

Steamed Lemon Sponge Pudding is light, fluffy and deliciously lemony. This super simple recipe is a real classic family favourite.

This Microwave Syrup Sponge Pudding is a 10 minute wonder of a pudding and perennial favourite that I've been making since I was small!