Also known as Plum Pudding and Christmas Pudding, this Figgy Pudding is the perfect make-ahead dessert as the flavors only get better over time.  A household favorite for centuries, no traditional Christmas is complete without a Christmas Pudding!

We've replaced suet with grated butter and some of the usual breadcrumbs with ginger cake, so the pud remains light but is full of flavour. The apple and cranberries keep the pud juicy, and the final flourish is a dash of ginger wine stirred into the sauce – a twist on tradition.

A dark rich Christmas pudding, serve with custard, cream or brandy (or rum) butter. Makes 1 large and 1 small pudding

Soaked in tradition, symbolism, and enough booze to float a battleship, the Christmas pudding is deeply significant. Get the recipe here.

A simple steamed syrup sponge, treacle pudding is guaranteed to please. Steam traditionally or microwave in 5 minutes.

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

I've gathered the Best Traditional British puddings, including recipes for boiled and steamed desserts, trifles, rice puddings, and more!

Sticky toffee pudding is classic, simple, and delicious! A tender, moist date cake is smothered in a toffee sauce and drizzled with a bit of cream. Amazing!

This rich, chocolatey chestnut torta from Nadiya Hussain will be the perfect end to your Christmas feast.

A lightly spiced butter, laced with dark rum - this traditional old recipe originates from the county of Cumberland in the Lake District of Northern England. In Cumberland, rum butter served with oatcakes or buttermilk scones were given to friends who called at the house to see a new baby. In turn they would leave a silver coin, and on the day of the christening, when the butter bowl was empty, the coins were placed in it. A sticky bowl, with plenty of coins sticking to it, meant that the child would never be wanting. The saying goes...... “Butter symbolizes the richness of life, sugar the sweetness of life and rum, the spirit of life.” Cumberland rum butter is traditionally served with Christmas pudding and mince pies; it also makes a wonderful gift for any new parents or to give throughout the festive season.

I’ve been using Charmaine Solomon Sri Lankan Christmas cake recipe for at least 25 years.

This easy gluten free sticky toffee pudding is a really easy dessert which everyone will love. A classic dessert with a rich, warm toffee sauce.

Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce - pure comfort food.

This rice pudding cake is every bit as wonderful as it sounds: an Italian torta di riso, refracted through the prism of someone who loves a bowl of very British rice pudding.

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.

James Mackenzie puts a brilliantly festive twist on this classic dessert, resulting in a luxuriously comforting dish

Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe – This classic bread and butter pudding recipe is a comforting and easy recipe perfect for Easter brunch, Mother’s Day, or simply to indulge your sweet t…