Quick microwave Christmas pudding

Name: Quick microwave Christmas pudding
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 120 g (4 oz) soft brown sugar; 45 g (1½ oz) fresh white breadcrumbs; grated rind of 1 orange; 60 g (2 oz) glacé cherries; 1 dessert apple, peeled, cored and chopped; 105 ml (3½ fl oz) milk; 60 g (2 oz) ground almonds; 60 g (2 oz) chopped mixed candied peel; grated rind of 1 lemon; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons mixed spice; 90 g (3 oz) currants; 90 g (3 oz) raisins; 90 g (3 oz) plain flour; 80 ml (2¾ fl oz) brandy; 90 g (3 oz) suet, shredded; 3 tablespoons golden syrup; 155 g (5 oz) sultanas; 1 tablespoon treacle; 2 eggs

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

You don’t have to miss out on the traditional finale to Christmas lunch just because you’re short of time. This fruit-filled version is ready to eat in less than an hour and can be prepared well in advance.

Ingredients

90 g (3 oz) plain flour
90 g (3

Lunch
Dessert
Microwave
December
Winter
Christmas

Method

Brush a 1.5 litre non-metallic microwavable pudding basin, preferably with a lid, with melted butter. Cut a disc of baking paper to fit the base and another the same size as the top. Place the smaller disc in the base.
In a bowl, place the flour, suet, spices, brea