4.6 from 45 votes
Christmas Pudding
My Mum's Christmas Pudding recipe is as good as it gets, and is one holiday dessert that I look forward to each and every year.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Additional Time
12 hrs
Total Time
14 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 8 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups (6 oz/170 g) raisins
- 1 tick (4 oz/115 g) butter, softened
- 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) sultanas
- ⅔ cup (4 oz/115 g) dark brown sugar
- 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) currants
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- ¼ cup (1 oz/28 g) prunes, chopped
- ¾ cup (4 oz/115 g) all purpose-flour
- 1 small lemon, rind and juice
- ½ teaspoon mixed spice
- ¾ cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) hard cider (or stout)
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon (½ fl oz/15 ml) O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups (4 oz/115 g) fresh bread crumbs
- ⅔ cup (2 oz/58 g) ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons (¾ oz/21 g) dark chocolate, finely grated
- ½ teaspoon coffee essence, optional
- 1 medium Granny Smith cooking, peeled and grated ( or Bramley apple)
Notes
- The liquor you need to use is a dark one but you can choose between whiskey, rum, or brandy for your pudding.
- If you don’t have all the dried fruit accessible then you can do one pound of any mixed dried fruit.
- Although not traditional, dried cranberries would make a lovely addition to the pudding in place of some of the dried fruit.
- Make your puddings as early as October giving them time to develop more flavor and nicer, moist texture.
- Baking uses dry heat and can lead to cakes that are less than ideally moist. Steaming a cake, or a pudding as we say, is easy and makes for a seriously moist cake that might just blow your mind. If you want all of my best tips for it, check out my article on How To Steam A Christmas Pudding for an in-depth look at the process.