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Vegan Christmas Pudding

Christmas Pudding with Holly
How to make a traditional British classic Christmas pudding!
Freya
5 from 2 votes
Prep 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
2 hours steeping fruit plus steaming 3 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 1 litre pudding basins well oiled
  • Kitchen String
  • Muslin or tin foil and greaseproof paper

Ingredients

  • 4 cups dried fruit - use a mixture of chopped dates, raisins, currants, sultanas or dried figs
  • 3 tbsp stem ginger - chopped
  • ¼ cup glace cherries
  • ¼ cup chopped peel
  • ½ cup amaretti - or use rum, brandy, whiskey
  • 500 ml cider
  • ¼ cup suet - vegan
  • 2 apples - cooking, peeled, cored, small dice
  • 1½ cups brown sugar - soft
  • 1 cup plain yogurt - plant-based
  • ½ cup ground almonds
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs - fresh
  • ¾ cup plain flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon - ground
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon

Instructions

To steep the fruit

  • Place all the dried fruit, peel and glace cherries in a large mixing bowl, cover with amaretti and cider and leave at least 2 hours to soak. Cover bowl with tinfoil, you don't need to refrigerate.

To make the pudding

  • Using an electric whisk, blend the suet with the sugar, then add in the yogurt.
  • Stir in the soaked fruit, including the liquor, almonds, apple and breadcrumbs.
  • Sift in the flour, baking powder, spices, salt, zest and bicarb and mix thoroughly.
  • Pour the mixture (it will be very thick) into the two pudding basins.
  • Cover basins with tin foil and then greaseproof paper and tie securely with string.
  • Place in a large pan of water (enough water to not quite reach the top of the basins), cover with a lid and bring to a gentle simmer.
  • Keep topping up with water from the kettle when needed and simmer for 3 hours.
  • You can now either serve the pudding by unmoulding onto a serving dish or, leave it to cool, wrap it up in more foil, and store it in a cool, dry place for up to a month.
  • To serve, pour a quarter of cup of brandy over the pudding, and, using a lit taper, light the brandy so that the pudding flames.

Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Christmas Pudding
Amount per Serving
Calories
698
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
17
g
26
%
Saturated Fat
 
7
g
44
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Cholesterol
 
12
mg
4
%
Sodium
 
788
mg
34
%
Potassium
 
439
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
 
125
g
42
%
Fiber
 
7
g
29
%
Sugar
 
89
g
99
%
Protein
 
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
 
77
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
 
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
 
260
mg
26
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.