Sticky toffee pudding is a British dessert consisting of a very moist sponge cake, made with finely chopped dates, covered in a toffee sauce and often served with a vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream. According to our friends at Wikipedia, the genesis of the idea came from some Canadian air force officers and was created…

The obvious answer: eat sticky toffee pudding! Whether you indulge by dining out or making your own, I recommend celebrating with friends—if you’re an American, you’ll probably have the opportunity to do a little cross-cultural education, too! Image credit: Pan Pacific

Depending on where you live, it may be easier to make your own sticky toffee pudding than get it at a restaurant. If that’s the case, and you enjoy baking, here are a selection of highly rated recipes: The original recipe and Simon Hopkinson’s updated version (British measurements and instructions) Smitten Kitchen’s recipe (American measurements and instructions)…

If you want to take your celebration a step further, why not make some sticky toffee pudding ice cream? For a little while, Häagen-Dazs offered it, but now that they don’t, you can make it from scratch or do it the (relatively) easy way: chop up some sticky toffee pudding and stir it into some softened vanilla or…