Best Christmas pudding recipes

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUDDING RECIPES

Traditional Christmas pudding recipe

Want a traditional Christmas pudding recipe? This is a classic recipe for a luxurious homemade Christmas pudding. You can make this a couple of months ahead and keep it wrapped in the basin in a dark cupboard until the big day.

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Easy Christmas pudding recipe

Need an easy Christmas pudding for a no-stress dessert? Steamed in the microwave, this Christmas dessert is a simple freeze-ahead festive pudding that takes only 40 minutes to make.

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Quick Christmas pudding recipe

This fruit-packed Christmas pudding gets an extra flavour boost from stout. There's no pre-soaking of ingredients involved so it's an easy simple recipe to make for a celebration. Serve with custard or brandy butter.

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Luxury Christmas pudding recipe

Looking for an alternative Christmas pudding? Check out our luxury Christmas pudding recipe, it’s far lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but still with a seasonal flavour. If you’d like things a bit richer use Billington’s dark muscovado sugar instead of the lighter sugar.

Pedro ximénez Christmas pudding

An extra-special Christmas pudding recipe, made with pedro ximénez sherry, blanched almonds and marmalade. Set this brandy-soaked pud alight at the table to really impress!

Ultimate ginger Christmas pudding recipe

Looking to jazz up your Christmas pudding this Christmas Day? Check out this indulgent steamed pudding recipe with seasonal cranberries and fiery ginger.

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS PUDDING RECIPES

Ginger sticky toffee pudding recipe

Need an easy make ahead christmas pudding recipe? Try these seriously decadent ginger sticky toffee puddings. A dark, rich toffee dessert spiked with fiery ginger – serve with cream, ice cream or custard.

Chocolate pudding recipe with Lindt's

Check out our epic chocolate alternative to a Christmas pudding. Lindt balls buried in the centre of this deeply chocolatey pud give little melted caramel hits, perfect for a festive dessert that's easy but really impressive.

Raisin and sherry pudding recipe

Want a seriously boozy Christmas pudding recipe? PX or Pedro Ximénez is a dark, sweet sherry with flavours of molasses and raisins. This would make a great twist to the traditional Christmas pudding and can be made in advance and rewarmed when you’re ready to serve.

Gingerbread pudding recipe with sticky toffee sauce

Check out our Christmas gingerbread pudding with sticky toffee sauce - an easy twist on a classic British dessert. Ginger is a traditional Christmas flavour and this recipe uses preserved and ground. You can use fresh grated ginger instead of the ground in the sponge, if you like.

AFTER DINNER TREATS

Bailey's truffles

Treat someone special this Christmas with these melt-in-the-mouth chocolate truffles with a boozy kick.

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