Warm up and satiate your sweet tooth throughout the colder months with our collection of sponge pudding recipes. The perfect warming dessert to round off a Sunday lunch or celebration meal.
Try our classic treacle sponge, a steamed version with seasonal apples or even mini lemon curd puddings. You don’t need any specialist equipment to make a comforting steamed pudding, simply put an upturned plate in a large stock pot to act as a trivet. Watch our video on how to cover a pudding for steaming.
Next try our self-saucing pudding recipes for more dessert decadence, then our favourite chocolate puddings and even more pudding recipes. Discover our favourite best comfort food recipes, winter comfort food recipes and ideas for making the most of autumn ingredients.
Best sponge pudding recipes
Treacle sponge pudding
An old school British classic, this gooey treacle sponge pudding recipe balances sweet, syrupy flavours with fresh lemon. Perfect for a Sunday lunch dessert.
Steamed sponge pudding with custard
Let the steamer slowly simmer this classic, comforting pud, made with golden syrup and hints of lemon. Serve with creamy custard for a family treat.
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Apple sponge pudding
This steamed sponge is perfect for pud after a slap-up Sunday lunch. Flavour with spiced apple chunks and serve drenched in homemade bay leaf custard.
Steamed syrup pudding
This is sometimes called treacle pud, though it’s usually made with lashings of Lyle’s golden syrup rather than black treacle. Whatever you call it, it’s comfort food.
Toffee apple steamed pudding
This traditional steamed apple pudding topped with sticky toffee sauce is a wonderful flavour combination. It would be perfect for an autumn gathering.
Blood orange and marmalade steamed puddings
Blood oranges have a very short season towards the end of winter so make the most of them while you can. This delicious, light steamed pudding lets their flavour shine through.
Mini lemon curd sponge puddings
These mini lemon curd sponge puddings look great and are ready in just 20 minutes. With beautifully light sponge and zesty-sweet curd, they’re sure to be a crowd pleaser at any time of the year.
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