Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Pudding

Name: Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Pudding
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 3 ripe Conference pears; 125 g (generous 4 oz) walnut halves; 100 g (4 oz) unrefined granulated sugar; 3 large free-range eggs; 250 g (½ lb) fresh cranberries; 125 g (4 oz) sifted self-raising flour; 75 g (3 oz) melted unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

About

At Christmas, for a quick yet seasonal pudding and as an alternative to the usual rich pudding and brandy butter, try this version which uses cranberries, pears and walnuts.

Ingredients

250 g (½ lb) fresh cranberries
3 ripe Conference pears

Dessert
Christmas
Vegetarian

Method

Wash and pick over the cranberries. Drain and pile on a clean tea towel to dry. Peel, core and slice the pears. Mix them with the cranberries, walnuts and 25 g (1 oz) of the sugar, and put them in a