Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding

Name: Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ½ tsp ground mixed spice (apple pie spice); 150 g/5½ oz (3 cups) fresh white breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp cocoa powder; 120 g/4¼ oz (heaped ½ cup) dark brown sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 60 g/2 oz (scant ½ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 350 g/12 oz (heaped 2½ cups) mixed dried fruit and peel, soaked in 4 tbsp brandy overnight; 350 g/12 oz (heaped 2½ cups) mixed dried fruit and peel, soaked in 4 tbsp brandy overnight; 1 tsp natural orange extract; 60 ml/2 fl oz (¼ cup) vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing; finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges (about 100 ml/3½ fl oz (scant ½ cup) orange juice); finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges (about 100 ml/3½ fl oz (scant ½ cup) orange juice); ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground mixed spice (apple pie spice); 100 g/3½ oz dairy-free chocolate; 2 tbsp dairy-free milk; 100 g/3½ oz (¾ cup) pitted dates, chopped; 100 g/3½ oz (⅔ cup) dark chocolate chips

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

This recipe also makes for an amazingly simple weeknight pudding; just fill four mugs with the batter and microwave for three minutes!

Ingredients

60 g/2 oz (scant ½ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
3

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegan
Microwave

Method

Grease a 1 litre/35 fl oz (1 quart) pudding basin with the oil and place a circle of gr