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Canary Pudding
4.7 from 12 votes

Canary Pudding

Canary Pudding is a traditional English steamed pudding. A bright and sweet dessert that's comforting and easy to make.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 221 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian, British

Ingredients

Pudding
  • 60 grams butter
  • 60 grams caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 60 ml milk
  • 1 lemon (grated rind only)
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon essence
  • 115 grams plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch salt
Sauce
  • ⅓ cup crème fraîche
  • ⅓ cup custard

Instructions

Pudding
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  1. Beat butter and sugar to a cream.
  2. Beat egg and add to mixture.
  3. Add milk and lemon essence and mix well.
  4. Add lemon rind, salt and sifted flour and baking powder. Mix well.
  5. Grease a small pudding bowl or pyrex bowl.
  6. Cover with greased paper and tie down.
  7. Steam for one and a half hours.
  8. Once cooked, use a knife to carefully free the pudding from the edges of the bowl before turning out onto a plate.
Sauce
  1. Whisk creme fraiche and custard together.
  2. Pour over pudding and top with a slice of lemon.

Notes

  • How to steam a pudding
  • If you don't have a steamer, put a small heatproof dish in the bottom of a saucepan.
  • Fill with water to just below the top of the small dish and bring to the boil.
  • Sit pudding bowl on top of small dish, turn down to a simmer and cover.

Nutrition Information

Calories 221kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 58mg (19%) Sodium 100mg (4%) Potassium 135mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 334IU (7%) Vitamin C 10mg (11%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 221

% Daily Value*

Calories 221kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 58mg 19%
Sodium 100mg 4%
Potassium 135mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 334IU 7%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.