Two Classic British Dessert Recipes - Sticky Toffee Pudding and Spotted Dick

Unlike many delicate cakes and desserts of European origin, the British tend to enjoy their desserts (or "afters") as sickly sweet and of real substance! Here are two recipes for some classic British dishes - Spotted Dick and Sticky Toffee Pudding!

Spotted Dick

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I have no idea why it's called this, but spotted dick remains a favourite in British families, and consist of a simple currant sponge cake soaked in Custard. Read on, and you will need:

Two Classic British Dessert Recipes - Sticky Toffee Pudding and Spotted Dick

- 50g butter

- 350g plain flour

- 3 teaspoons baking powder

- 140g suet (that's animal fat, by the way)

- 90g sugar

- 120g currants

- Zest and juice of two lemons

- 75ml milk

- 75ml cream, whipped

- Custard to serve (store bought is fine)

Preparation:

Use your fingers to grease up a pudding bowl (about 1.4 litre). Mix well the flour, suet, baking powder, sugar and currants. Melt the leftover butter and stir into the mix along with the lemon zest and juice. the zest should be fine. Mix the milk and cream separately then slowly stir it in.

Pour the whole mix into the pudding basin and cover with a double layer of greaseproof paper (tracing paper?). Tie around the edge with a piece of string.

The pudding should be boiled, not baked. If your microwave can't steam-bake, then make sure you have a pan big enough to hold a little boiling water and the pudding bowl. Cook for about an hour and half, making sure to check that the water hasn't boiled away (this is very important).

Serve with regular custard for a nice sloppy traditional spotted dick pudding!

Sticky Toffee Pudding:

For adult and children alike, sticky toffee pudding a family treat, but don't overdo it. You will need:

- 200g dried dates

- 250ml black tea

- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

- 85g unsalted butter

- 175g self-raising flour

- 1 teaspoon mixed spice

- 175g brown caster sugar

- 2 beaten eggs

For the sauce:

- 100g muscovado sugar

- 100g unsalted butter

- 150ml carton of double cream

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to mark 4, then boil the black tea with the dates. Keep boiling for about 4 minutes to soften them and stir in the bicarbonate of soda.

Cream the sugar and butter together then beat in the egg, flour and mixed spices. Fold in the dates and pour into an ovenproof dish. Throw into the oven and bake for a good 35 minutes until firm to the touch.

To make the sauce, cook the butter, sugar, and cream over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. After a while, it should turn a nice toffee colour.

Cut the pudding into squares and top with hot sauce and a good scoop of ice cream.

Two Classic British Dessert Recipes - Sticky Toffee Pudding and Spotted Dick

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A Delicious Jello Pumpkin Pudding Dessert Recipe for the Holidays

Pumpkins have been useful for making all sorts of wonderful, delicious, and healthy recipes for thousands of years. Many people love eating pumpkin in all sorts of different ways. Whether you are using pumpkins for making soup, pies, cakes, breads, or puddings, you know you are serving something that is healthy, delicious, and down to earth. There is a lot to say about something that tastes so unique and has been useful for meal planning no matter the era.

Use Jello Recipes to Create an Old Fashion Holiday Atmosphere

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Jello has been around for a while and it is just as good now as it ever has been. Using it helps you create some of the most amazing dishes and desserts. It is very versatile and it is good for you too. Most children will love anything you make with these types of gelatin and pudding mixes. For instance, in this jello pumpkin pudding dessert recipe, you will be using vanilla pudding. This particular flavor can be useful in so many different desserts. It adds its own flavor while complimenting the flavor and aroma of pumpkin.

A Delicious Jello Pumpkin Pudding Dessert Recipe for the Holidays

If you want to make this dessert recipe but you do not want to have pumpkin, you can adapt it by using other flavors of canned pie filling such as blueberry, strawberry, or peach to name just a few. When you use jello in your dessert recipes, it provides wonderfully moist and tasty results.

Recipe for Jello Pumpkin Pudding Dessert

What You Need

• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup flour
• ½ to ¾ cup milled or chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 package cream cheese 8 ounce
• 1 cup whipped topping
• 2 ½ cups milk
• 2 packages Jello vanilla instant pudding
• 2 cups cooked or canned pumpkin
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cups whipped topping

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking and then set aside until needed.

Using a medium size mixing bowl you will mix the butter, flour and nuts together. After mixing thoroughly press this mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Place in preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow this to cool to the touch.

Using a small to medium size mixing bowl, you will blend the sugar and cream cheese together, and then fold in 1 cup of whipped topping. Spread this mixture over the cooled crust and set aside until needed.

At a low speed, add the milk, pudding, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and the remaining whipped topping and beat until smooth and creamy.

Spoon this mixture over the cream cheese filling. Spread evenly and then top this layer with the remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with nuts and then set in the refrigerator to chill for at least 3 hours or even overnight until set before serving.

A Delicious Jello Pumpkin Pudding Dessert Recipe for the Holidays

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Jello Dessert Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Pudding

During the holidays and just about everyday, people are busy working, taking care of children and doing housekeeping. Many people have such a hectic schedule it is hard to find some easy to make recipes that they can use. The good news is we have just the right dessert recipe to suit just about any occasion or special event. Of course, these recipes are also great for everyday snacks and treats, whether you are feeding family or entertaining friends and associates.

The No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Pudding is an Easy to Make Jello Dessert Recipe

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Many times when you are using instant pudding to make a dessert, you can cut down on the time you spend preparing the dish. You can get the unique taste of a French vanilla and graham cracker filling complimented by a quick and easy chocolate frosting. It is so simple to make that everyone will want to make their own when you take them to a holiday party. They are so easy to make that the kids can do it themselves and safe you even more time.

Jello Dessert Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Pudding

Jello Recipes are Easy to Adapt

You can easily adapt this simple and easy to make recipe by exchanging the instant pudding flavor you choose to use. For instance, you might like to try different pudding flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch, or even pistachio. You may even want to try a different flavor of instant frostings. For instant, you might use vanilla, strawberry, mocha, and maybe even German chocolate frosting. It all just depends on the flavors you and your family enjoys the most.

Since the crust and toppings are already prepared, making this dessert for a holiday party could not be easier. It is alright to use simple and useful tricks like this when you are making a dessert. Whether you are making this as a quick family treat or you want to make it and take it to an office party, people will find it to be delicious. Many may ask for the recipe and others may come back for a second piece of this easy to make yet mouthwatering dessert.

Recipe for No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Pudding

What You Need

• 2 packages Jello French vanilla instant pudding 3.75 ounces
• 3 cups milk
• 1 package whipped topping 9 ounces
• 1 package graham crackers
• 1 prepared can or mixture of chocolate frosting

How to Make It

Line the bottom of a 13-inch glass or decorative pan with graham crackers and set aside until needed.

Using a large mixing bowl add the pudding mix and milk and mix for 2 minutes on low speed. Fold in the whipped topping until thoroughly mix together.

Pour this mixture over the graham crackers and spread evenly. Add another layer of graham crackers and then place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes.

Remove from refrigerator and spread chocolate frosting evenly over the top. Place this dessert dish back into the refrigerator to chill for about 45 minutes to an hour before serving.

Jello Dessert Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Pudding

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How to Make a Delicious Lemon Cake With Lemon Pudding Frosting

Cake and lemon; a great combination for a terrific dessert! This Lemon Poke Cake with its Fluffy Lemon Frosting is a special dessert anytime. This cake is great for family meals, pitch-in meals, office parties, or anywhere you have a cooler or refrigeration. This is not a good cake to have out in the sun. This cake is easy to make using a boxed mix and the frosting uses instant pudding mix and frozen whipped topping. Even beginning bakers can produce a beautiful and tasty cake with this recipe.

LUSCIOUS LEMON POKE CAKE & FLUFFY LEMON PUDDING FROSTING

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1 box of your favorite white cake mix, baked in 2 9-inch layers
2 cups boiling water
1 large pkg lemon flavored gelatin or 2 small pkgs

How to Make a Delicious Lemon Cake With Lemon Pudding Frosting

Allow cake layers to cool on wire racks. Wash pans and return cooled cakes to the clean pans. Pierce cake with a large 2-tine fork at about 1/2-inch intervals.

Stir the boiling water into the gelatin in a mixing bowl with a pour spout. Stir at least 2 minutes or until the gelatin is thoroughly dissolved. Carefully pour half the mixture over one cake layer. Pour remaining gelatin over the second cake layer. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Remove from refrigerator and dip one pan into warm water for about 10 seconds to loosen. Unmold onto the serving plate. Spread with about 1 cup of the frosting (recipe below). Unmold the second cake layer same way as the first and place atop the frosted layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.

Refrigerate cake for at least an hour before serving. Store any leftover cake in the refrigerator.

FLUFFY LEMON PUDDING FROSTING:

1 cup cold milk
1 pkg (4-serving size) Lemon flavored instant pudding mix
1/4 cup powdered sugar
8-oz frozen whipped topping, thawed

Pour milk into a large bowl and add the pudding mix and powdered sugar. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping. Use as frosting for the above Lemon Poke Cake.

Enjoy!

How to Make a Delicious Lemon Cake With Lemon Pudding Frosting

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Quick and Easy Recipes for Desserts: No Bake Lime Pie, Cherry Crisp Dessert, and Sunshine Pudding

There is no need to fret and spend hours making a dessert when you can make tasty desserts quickly and easily. Some quick and easy desserts require chilling time but we are talking here about something that doesn't require a lot of time to put together. How about a No Bake Lime Pie, Quick and Easy Cherry Crisp Dessert, or Sunshine Pudding?

NO BAKE LIME PIE
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups milk (evaporated milk makes a richer pie)
3 large egg yolks
2/3 cup lime juice
1/2 stick of butter, cut up
2 teaspoons lime zest
1 cup sour cream
1 (6-oz) ready-made graham cracker crust
Whipped cream for garnish
Thin lime slices for garnish

Desserts

In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan mix sugar and cornstarch together. Whisk in the milk until smooth; add egg yolks and continue to blend until blended in. Stir in the lime juice. Add butter and whisk constantly over medium heat 7 to 9 minutes, just until boiling. Remove from the heat and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the zest until blended. Cover filling with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour. Gently whisk in the sour cream until well blended. Pour filling into the pie shell. Cover with plastic wrap or the lid from crust and refrigerate at least 6 hours. Before serving, garnish with whipped cream and thin lime slices if desired.

QUICK AND EASY CHERRY CRISP DESSERT
2 cups white cake mix
2 cups canned cherry pie filling
1 box coconut pecan frosting mix
1/2 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour (or spray with a baking nonstick spray)a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Spread the pie filling evenly over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the pie filling. Sprinkle the frosting mix over the cake mix. Pour the melted butter evenly over the top of the frosting mix. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown.

Serve topped with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

SUNSHINE PUDDING
1 pkg (4-serving size)vanilla instant pudding mix
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 pkg (4-serving size)orange flavored gelatin
3/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
ice cubes

Prepare the pudding mix according to the package directions using only 1 1/2 cups of milk. Let stand 5 minutes. Fold into the whipped topping. Spoon into 8 dessert glasses or cups. Chill.

Dissolve the orange gelatin in the boiling water, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Combine the cold water and enough ice cubes to make 1 1/4 cups. Add the ice water to the gelatin; stir until thickened. Remove any remaining ice.

Beat the gelatin with an electric mixer until doubled in volume. Spoon over the pudding.

Note: Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and a thin orange slice, if desired.

Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Recipes for Desserts: No Bake Lime Pie, Cherry Crisp Dessert, and Sunshine Pudding

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Easy Butterscotch Pudding Dessert

Butterscotch pudding has a rich and creamy flavor. If you like butterscotch, you will love this delicious layered dessert that uses butterscotch pudding as a main ingredient. This dessert is made in one large pan, but you could easily make individual servings in dessert glasses. Like all layered desserts, letting everyone see the layers makes for an attractive visual at the table.

Butterscotch gets its rich flavor from a combination of brown sugar, butter, cream, salt, and vanilla. It was first recorded in England in the town of Doncaster in 1817, though butterscotch-like sweets had been around since the late 1700s. Today, you can get butterscotch chips to put in cookies, butterscotch pudding and butterscotch candies. All of these use an artificial butterscotch flavoring instead of the original recipe of brown sugar and butter. Nevertheless, this remains a popular flavor. Butterscotch is an old-fashioned flavor that is ripe for a comeback in popularity. It is subtle and complex. Contrary to what some people may think, butterscotch does not contain scotch. The scotch part of the name comes from the practice of scotching, or scoring the cooling butterscotch into small pieces.

Desserts

Butterscotch sauce is often used on vanilla ice cream. You can make your own butterscotch sauce or you can buy it already made. Butterscotch pudding is also delicious on its own or with whipped topping. Make this layered dessert when you want to go the extra mile and make a good impression. If you really want to go all out, you can make the butterscotch pudding from scratch, though this version is much easier and takes less time. If butterscotch is one of your favorites from childhood, try this and the many other butterscotch recipes that you can find online. It is an old-fashioned flavor that many of us remember fondly. Why not introduce your own kids to this delicious flavor?

Recipe for Butterscotch Pudding Dessert

This layered dessert has some surprises hidden inside.

What You Need

• 1 cup flour
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 1-1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup whipped topping
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 small packages instant butterscotch pudding
• 3 cups milk
• Extra whipped topping
• Pecans for garnish

How to Make It

Mix the flour, butter, pecans and 1/2 cup powdered sugar together and pat it into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake it for 15 minutes at 375 degrees F. When cool, break it up and crumble it in the pan. Set aside.

In a bowl, blend the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping. Spread it over the crumbled crust in the pan.

In another bowl, blend the milk and pudding mix together. Stir until it begins to thicken. Spread the pudding over the top of the cream cheese layer.

Top the pudding layer with whipped topping. Sprinkle with pecans. Keep chilled until you are ready to serve.

Serves 6 to 8.

Easy Butterscotch Pudding Dessert

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