Where to Buy Sticky Toffee Pudding in the USA
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Quick answer: Sticky toffee pudding is a dark, dense date sponge in toffee sauce, served hot with custard. It is one of the best-loved British desserts. Buy the 2 x 95g pack from The British Vault, shipped from Britain with duties included.
Key facts at a glance
- Product: Mr Kipling Sticky Toffee Sponge Pudding Cake Dessert, 2 x 95g.
- Individual sponge puddings, heated and served hot.
- Shipped from Britain, Delivered Duty Paid. First order: use NEW10 for 10% off.
Buy sticky toffee pudding. Serve it with Bird's Custard, and both sit in the Food Cupboard.
Newer than it sounds
Sticky toffee pudding feels like an ancient British dish and it is not. It rose to prominence in the second half of the twentieth century, and the Sharrow Bay hotel in the Lake District is the claim most often made for popularising it.
Within a few decades it went from a hotel dessert to something on essentially every pub menu in the country. Very few dishes travel that far that fast, and it is now firmly established as a British classic despite its short history.
Dates are the secret
The sponge is dark and dense because it contains dates, softened and blended into the batter. They do not read as dates in the finished pudding; they give it moisture, depth and a caramel character that plain sponge cannot reach.
That is why sticky toffee is heavier than the other puddings in the range. It is a genuinely rich dessert, and the portions are correspondingly modest.
It needs custard
This is not a garnish. A hot British sponge pudding is served with custard poured over it, and the contrast between the hot dense sponge and the thin pouring sauce is a large part of the dish.
British custard is bright yellow, thin enough to pour, and served hot, which is a different thing from American pudding entirely. The instant version needs only hot water if you would rather not make it from powder and milk.
Steamed, once
Traditionally a pudding like this was steamed in a basin over a pan of water for a couple of hours, which is why it belonged to Sundays and to households with somebody at home. Modern versions heat in a microwave in a couple of minutes.
That convenience is the reason importing makes sense. A steamed pudding from scratch is a project; this is a cupboard item you can produce on a weeknight.
Where to buy sticky toffee pudding in the USA
Order from The British Vault. We source Mr Kipling in the UK and ship straight to the United States, Delivered Duty Paid, so every import duty and tax is already in the price and nothing is charged on delivery. Orders dispatch within 1–2 business days and usually arrive 1–3 business days after that.
Shipping is a flat $39.99 below $99 and free above it, so build out from the Food Cupboard or Biscuits & Cereal Bars. First order: NEW10 for 10% off.
Frequently asked questions
What makes it sticky?
A toffee sauce, and dates in the sponge, which give it moisture and a caramel depth.
How do I heat it?
A microwave, in a couple of minutes. The pack carries the timing.
Is it an old British dish?
Surprisingly not. It became widely known in the second half of the twentieth century and spread extremely fast.
Does it need custard?
In Britain, effectively yes. A hot sponge pudding is served with custard poured over it, and most British people would consider one without the other unfinished. Cream or ice cream work, but they are substitutions rather than the real thing.
Add British puddings to a UK haul
Shop sticky toffee pudding from The British Vault and build the order past $99 for free shipping.
Related reading: British puddings in the USA and British cakes and traybakes in the USA.