Christmas Day 2023

Oklahoma City Thunder: Sticky Toffee Pudding

Check out this dish inspired by the Oklahoma City Thunder, just in time for the holidays.

NBA.com Staff

December 22, 2023 9:15 PM

The #NBAXmas Cookbook offers an interactive and festive experience where NBA Fans can try recipes from all 30 teams’ home markets.

Each team was challenged to showcase a recipe that best represents their region’s most iconic culinary food. This recipe ranges from a favorite snack, dish or dessert that is unique to the team and fanbase.

Find the origin of each recipe and everything you need to create it yourself below.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Who better to identify a recipe that represents Oklahoma City than the man who feeds thousands of residents yearly? The Thunder collaborated with Levy Chef Andrew Murin at Paycom Center to submit a recipe on behalf of OKC. Chef Andrew was quick to recommend a fan-favorite dessert: Sticky Toffee Pudding. Not only has the Sticky Toffee Pudding become one of the Paycom Center’s most popular items, this now signature dessert was featured in Paycom’s 20th Anniversary Cookbook so fans can replicate it at home.

Ingredients

THE BATTER

1 Cup pitted dates, chopped

1 Tsp baking soda

1 1/4 Cup water

1/2 Stick Unsalted butter, cubed

2 Large eggs, lightly beaten

1 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

1 3/4 Cup self-rising flour

1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

TOFFEE SAUCE

4 Tbsp + 1 Tsp unsalted butter

1 Vanilla bean

1 Cup heavy cream

1 Cup brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350
In a saucepan, combine baking soda and water, bring to a boil.
Pour over chopped dates and allow to cool
Using electric mixer, cream butter on low for 2-3 mins. Add brown sugar and mix until fluffy
Add eggs gradually, mixing on medium
Turn to low and add flour
Remove bowl from mixer and stir in date mix and vanilla extract
Pour mix into lightly buttered springform pan; bake for 30-35 mins until spongy and slightly firm to the touch. Set aside.

TOFFEE SAUCE: