Recipes · British · Desserts
Treacle Sponge Pudding
One serving has 608 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (52%), phosphorus (50%), choline (45%), riboflavin (44%), vitamin A (42%) and cobalamin (36%). Ready in 75 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (236 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Butter, unsalted
- 30 g Sugar
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Egg yolks, raw
- 30 g Flour, self-rising
- 30 g Cane syrup
- 80 g Milk, whole
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Grease a small pudding basin and spoon the golden-syrup stand-in (cane syrup) into the bottom.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until pale, then beat in the whole egg.
- Fold in the flour, then spoon the batter over the syrup in the basin. Cover with greased foil, pleated to allow for rising, and tie down.
- Steam over a pan of simmering water for 1 hour, topping up the water as needed, until a skewer comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make the custard: heat the milk with the vanilla until steaming, then whisk in the egg yolk. Return to low heat and stir for 3-4 minutes until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon — do not let it boil or it will curdle.
- Turn the pudding out onto a plate so the syrup runs down the sides, and serve hot with the custard.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 608 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 78.7 g | |
| Water | 114 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.81 g | 3% |
| Protein | 11.1 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.43 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.53 g | |
| Leucine | 0.93 g | |
| Lysine | 0.69 g | |
| Methionine | 0.28 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.56 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.44 g | |
| Valine | 0.65 g | |
| Histidine | 0.28 g | |
| Fat | 28.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.5 g | |
| Saturated | 16.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 282 mg | |
| Calcium | 232 mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3.3 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 21.4 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.32 mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 353 mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 221 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 28.7 µg | 52% |
| Sodium | 460 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.9 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 24% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.13 mg | 10% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 92.3 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.86 µg | 36% |
| Choline | 189 mg | 45% |
| Vitamin A | 294 µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 87.2 IU | 15% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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