Easy Christmas Pudding Recipe

Making a Christmas pudding recipe from scratch isn’t that different to a Christmas cake – if anything, it’s easier. The amounts of ingredients are generally smaller, so there’s less chopping/prepping, and you can make everything in a regular-sized mixing bowl instead of having to crack out the giant one specially allocated to the annual fruit cake.

Ingredients:

• 100 g (3½oz) butter, softened, plus extra to grease
• 100g (3½oz) ready-made cranberry sauce
• 2 tbsp.golden syrup
• 100 g(3½oz) dark brown soft sugar
• 2 medium eggs, beaten
• 100 g (3½oz) plain flour
• 1 tbsp. mixed spice, heaped
• 1 medium apple, peeled and grated

Directions:

1. Grease a 1.2 litre (2¼ pint) pudding basin. In a small bowl, stir together cranberry sauce and golden syrup. Spoon two-thirds of the mixture into the base of the prepared basin, reserving the remaining mixture.

2. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, mixed spice, dried fruit and grated apple until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the prepared basin and press a large piece of parchment paper on to the pudding to cover the surface.

3. Microwave on medium power for 9min until firm to the touch. Leave to stand for 10min before turning out on to a plate. Spoon over reserved cranberry mixture and serve immediately with the Amaretto Sauce.

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