Complete your festive spread with a sensory delight guests will love. Sweet & fruity, savoury & boozy, Christmas pudding is a true classic. Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy but indulgent pudding recipe.
Ingredients
- 200g currants
- 375g raisins
- 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1/2 cup self raising flour
- 250g butter (melted and cooled)
- 200g fruit mix medley
- 200g diced apricots
- 1 cup cognac
- 4 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 225g cranberry sauce
- 2 tbs ground cinnamon (ground)
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 500g mixed fruit
Method
- Combine fruit, cranberry sauce, brand and spiced in a large bowl, cover and leave to stand overnight.
- Brush 10 x 1 cup pudding basins (ramekins) or one 10 cup basin, with melted butter and line the base with baking paper.
- Mix eggs, butter, brown sugar and flour until well combined, then stir through fruit mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared basins.
- Cut a large circle of foil and baking paper, and place over each pudding, foil side up. Secure tightly with kitchen string.
- Place pudding in a large saucepan and add enough boiling water to fill halfway up the sides. Cover and bring to the boil, reduce the heat and cook for 1 1/4 hours for the small puddings or 5 hours for the large pudding, replenishing water when needed.
- Remove from water and store well wrapped until Christmas.
Christmas Pudding Ingredients
