Last-minute Christmas pudding
By Good Food
This recipe, which uses shop-bought mincemeat, is amazingly quick – just make ahead then microwave on the day
- Prep:10 mins
Cook:25 mins
- Serves 8
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 634
- fat 20g
- saturates 11g
- carbs 108g
- sugars 73g
- fibre 2g
- protein 7g
- salt 1g
Ingredients
- 300g good-quality mincemeat
- 140g fine shred orange marmalade
- 200g molasses cane sugar
- 4 tbsp treacle
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 4 tbsp whisky
- 100g butter, frozen and coarsely grated
- 200g self-raising flour
Tip
Flaming your puddingTo flame the pudding, pour about 4 tbsp of brandy all over it. Then pour another tbsp into a large spoon. Carefully set light to this and pour onto the pudding so it starts to flame.
Method
Butter and line the base of a 1.5-litre pudding basin with greaseproof paper. In a large bowl, stir the ingredients together, adding them one at a time in the order they are listed, until everything is completely mixed.
Tip the pudding mix into the basin and cover with a circle of greaseproof paper. Place the pudding on a plate and microwave on Medium for 20-25 mins until cooked and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out and serve with brandy butter and cream.