Christmas Pudding With Custard

As the pudding is so so rich and heavy a plain vanilla custard is the least obtrusive sauce to use though traditionalist state this is not a traditional sauce custard sauce.

Christmas pudding with custard. Invert onto plate and serve with custard and brandy butter. Deliciously ella s vegetarian. Whether you re serving it with cream custard ice cream or brandy cream. Make this vegan christmas pudding as part of a festive feast packed with dried figs raisins sultanas and a tot of rum.

Place the mold in a baking tray and pour hot water into the tray. Christmas pudding packed with sultanas currants glazed cherries and dorset ale spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Custard does make the perfect partner for most british puddings and desserts and especially a christmas pudding. Heat the custard in a pan then drizzle over the pudding and serve.

Once the pudding is cooked turn it out on to a plate and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven at 150 c fan. On christmas day reheat the pudding by steaming again for about an hour. Serve with brandy sauce brandy butter or custard.

To serve turn pudding out by removing lid and baking paper and placing a plate on top of the pudding. Leftover christmas pudding can be refrigerated or frozen well wrapped and then reheated by wrapping tightly in aluminum foil and heating through in a hot oven. To solve this christmas conundrum we ve brought you 12 top puds from classic versions to lighter options and chocolate and toffee flavoured desserts. Christmas pudding is an integral part of festive celebrations but as loved as it is some people find it too much especially children.

Fill the dough into a buttered pudding mold and seal with a lid or aluminum foil. The pudding can be made up to a day ahead. A fruity pud served with orange custard cream makes the perfect end to the traditional christmas meal 6 hrs and 30 mins. 130 c gas mark 1 approximately 300 f for about 3 hours for the uniform cooking.

Double this mixture to serve 12 and use a 2 litre mould. Serve warm with vegan ice cream 3 hrs and 30 mins.