Michelle Darmody: How to bake the ultimate summer pudding

This was originally it was served in health spas in the 18th century.

Serve it with a scoop of ice cream or sweetened whipped cream to add some decadence.

Sat, 31 May, 2025 - 20:37

Michelle Darmody is a baking expert and writer, as well as an award-winning author. Michelle works across food education, sustainability and food policy and has a Doctorate in Culinary Arts.

Given that it’s our summer food special, there was really only one recipe I could make this week — the eponymous summer pudding. This is an old recipe that has been created in kitchens for many decades.

Originally it was served in health spas in the 18th century.