Mary’s traditional British Christmas pudding recipe goes back to Medieval times – a rich mix of dried fruit and nuts which is steamed for eight hours before serving alongside a boozy cream.

Here’s an easy Christmas pudding recipe that can be prepared at home without ... Serve immediately with custard, ice-cream or brandy butter, if desired. 7. Combine the dried fruit, cherries, figs, ...

This Christmas-special plum pudding is made with soaked dry fruits and apples ... Add eggs one by one in the cream mixture that you prepared. 2. Mix baking powder with the flour. Put this flour in ...

A bowl of this boozy cream served alongside Christmas pudding gives the classic dessert an added sparkle. It also goes well with mince pies or yule log too. Place the cream and sugar in a bowl and ...

At holiday gatherings, there are plenty of sweets that make their way out of the woodwork; everything from a French buche de Noel to Christmas cakes like a Yule log or simple, classic pies.

Great British Bake Off judge and chef Prue Leith says: “Few children like Christmas pudding, but I’ve never met one who didn’t like ice cream. About 40 years ago, I started using the ...

Soften the salted caramel ice cream, then spoon into the swiss roll ... For the top few layers, make the ‘drip’ effect on the pudding, using the white chocolate balls in a rough pattern.

Plus, the ice cream is a great way to use up any leftover Christmas pudding. Equipment and preparation: you will need a 24cm/9½in loaf tin, an ice cream maker, food processor and a blender.

And while that’s still the case, I’m partial to a small slice of Christmas pudding to mark the occasion. Combined with some double cream, the mix of fruits and spices makes for a suitably fest ...

Sprouts don’t have the best reputation, and not everyone is a fan of Christmas pudding - but Prue Leith ... then drain. Pour the cream into the garlic pan. Add the nutmeg, a good few twists ...

For dessert, it's a tradition in our family to dim the lights and sing We Wish You A Merry Christmas as the pudding is brought, flaming, to the table. Lashings of brandy applied to the pudI love ...

You can substitute the crumbled figgy pudding with mince pies, Christmas cake or any type of cookies or sponge cake.