Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding

Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding is the Queen of Christmas Puddings!

With this dark, sticky and sweet pudding…you’ll savour every bite.

This Traditional Style Christmas Pudding will take you quite a while to make – but the results will be incredible. This recipe has been in my family for four generations and we have it every single year, no matter how how it is outside!

We always have it with piping hot homemade custard, and the kids have it with vanilla ice cream.

Make this recipe a month or two in advance so that the flavours in the pudding have time to ripen!

Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Course: DessertCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

10

servings

Prep time

8

minutes

Cooking time

2

hours 

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

2

hours 

8

minutes

Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding is a rich, fruity, spiced dessert, steamed to perfection and perfect for festive celebrations.

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Ingredients

• 5 tbsp Brandy

• 350 gram Raisins

• 150 gram Sultanas

• 150 gram Dates

• 100 gram Glacé cherries

• 1 Green Apple-peeled and grated

• 170 gram Butter-softened

• 3/4 cup Brown sugar

• 3 Eggs

• 1 tbsp Golden syrup

• 1.5 cup Plain flour

• 3/4 tsp Bicarbonate soda

• 1 tsp Mixed spice

Directions

• Add brandy to dried fruit and apple and set aside to soak well.
• Beat butter and brown sugar, then add eggs one at a time. Beat well and add golden syrup with last egg.
• Sieve dry ingredients into butter mixture then add fruit and mix well. Put into 2 litre pudding basin and steam for two hours.

Notes

• Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding can be frozen up to six months.

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