Christmas is all about tradition, and you can’t get more traditional than our homemade Christmas Pudding. Made with currants, nutmeg, cinnamon and rum, this old-fashioned Christmas pudding will even outdo the turkey.
Follow the steps below to see how to make our traditional Christmas Pudding.
15 ingredients9 steps
Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Place all the fruits in a large mixing bowl with the beer and rum, cover and leave to soak overnight.
Step 2
The next day, stir in the rest of the ingredients. Make sure you stir well to combine and get a nice consistency.
Step 3
Divide between two 1.2 litre (2 pint) greased pudding basins. Be sure to leave room for the puddings to rise, then smooth the tops.
Step 4
Cover with a lid or a double thickness of pleated grease-proof paper, then with a double thickness of pleated foil.
Step 5
Tie securely and place in 1 or 2 large pans, then pour in boiling water halfway up the basins.
Step 6
Cover and cook for 6 hours, topping up with boiling water as needed.
Step 7
Cool completely, then wrap in fresh grease-proof paper and foil.
Step 8
Store in a cool, dark place until needed. The puddings will keep for 3 months.
Step 9
To reheat, simply steam the puddings for 2 hours.
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the Pudding
225gBillington's Unrefined Molasses Sugar
225gSultanas
175gSuet (shredded)
225gRaisins
225gBreadcrumbs
100gCandied peel (chopped)
110gApricot (dried & chopped)
1 tspNutmeg (grated)
100gPrunes (pitted & chopped)
1 tspCinnamon (ground)
150mlBeer
1 tspGinger (ground)
4 tbspRum
1pinchCloves (ground)
4Free range medium eggs (beaten)
Utensils
Mixing bowl
2x Pudding tins
Greased proof paper
1 Baker Ratings
I haven't made this yet, but intend to. I spend the winter months in Thailand and I would very much like to take a few of these as presents for some Brit expat friends. For travelling, can I take them out of the pans, if so, what should I do with them, and when it is time to eat them, how to warm them up? I would so appreciate your help. Thank you.
Baking Mad
Hi
If you need to remove the Christmas puddings from the tins as you want to reuse the tin to make more, I would recommend purchasing some cheaper plastic pudding basins with lids to transport your puds and for the recipient to steam them in. These can be found at most good bakeware stores.
