Sticky ginger pear pudding

A great last-minute alternative to a traditional Christmas pudding – plus it reheats in only five minutes

Ginger & Christmas pud cheesecake with ginger sauce

A set pudding is perfect for entertaining – this one has a creamy texture, dotted with fruit sponge and ginger loaf

Blitz-&-bake sticky toffee Christmas pud

This deliciously moist alternative to the traditional pudding was conjured up by combining sticky toffee pudding and carrot cake

Sticky date & raisin pudding

Keep everyone happy with this sticky toffee-like steamed basin pudding packed with dried fruit

Christmas pudding strudel

Give your Christmas pud leftovers a second life with this easy strudel recipe

Christmas stollen pudding

Good Food reader Marion Biles shares her recipe for this creamy and luxurious pud using leftover stollen

Chocolate, fruit & clementine Christmas pudding

This child-friendly pud by reader Julie Prior is a classic twist on the traditional Christmas pudding

Christmas pud ice cream

Stir the remnants of your Christmas pudding into a tub of vanilla ice cream for a super simple dessert

Iced berry pud

This pudding is so simple, you almost feel you’ve cheated – it looks like a Christmas pud but is altogether different

Granny Cook’s Christmas pud

If you prefer a lighter, fruity Christmas pudding, share Sarah Cook’s family recipe, which makes three sizes of pud