Grandmas christmas pudding - Real Recipes from Mums

A tradition in our family . The spicy smell throughout the house while its cooking is beautiful.

Ingredients (makes 1 pudding)

230 grams margarine
120 grams white sugar
120 grams brown sugar
4 eggs
230 grams plain flour
120 grams self raising flour
1/2 tsp carb soda
1 teaspoons caramel coloring
1/2 kg sultanas
230 grams currants
230 grams raisins chopped
3 tablespoons brandy
4 teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 packet glace cherries chopped
6-7 pieces crystalized ginger chopped
6 dried figs chopped
1 unbleached calico pudding cloth

Method

Put all fruit in a bowl . Add Brandy and mix to combine
LEAVE OVER NIGHT stirring a couple of times
Cream butter and sugars
add eggs , one at a time beating well after each addition
Add caramel colouring Add flours ,carb soda and spice
Mix well
Wet pudding cloth and sprinkle with flour. Shake off excess
Drape over a bowl and pour the mixture in to the centre of cloth
pull cloth together at the top and tie tightly with kitchen string
Drop into large pot of boiling water and Boil for 5-6 hours
Carefully take out of pan, untie and sit pudding on a plate to cool down completely. Turn upside down for an hour or so to dry out the bottom of the pudding
Keep covered in a cool dry place

Notes

Don't be put off by the amount of ingredients, it's not a hard recipe. yes it takes time to cook but it's worth it . This pudding is lighter than other traditional christmas puddings that can be a little stodgy. I usually double this recipe and it makes a huge pudding but by the time every one has a piece and takes some home .... we have enough over to treat ourselves over the next few months . It keeps really well

19 Comments

- - mom466291 said
  - 26 Nov 2022
    3:30 pm
Amazing, I bet it’s as tasty as it looks too

- - mummabear said
  - 31 Dec 2020
    10:31 am
I think I’ll have to make this for my grandparents! They would love!!

- - Ellen said
  - 04 Dec 2020
    8:56 am
Thanx for sharing. My experience is that Xmas pudding doesn’t need sugar added as the dried fruits make it already very sweet.

- - shanika said
  - 03 Dec 2020
    4:38 pm
I love this treat.

- - P&M'smum said
  - 03 Dec 2020
    8:53 am
This looks delicious. Alas, none of my family is a big pudding fan so we get a token small one.

- - rovermum said
  - 02 Dec 2020
    10:11 am
We don’t love Christmas pudding so I only ever buy a small one. But my Mum is the Queen of the Christmas fruit cake and nobody else is allowed to make it!

- - mom160421 said
  - 01 Dec 2020
    8:58 pm
Oh this looks so good. Yum!

- - nadine_hill said
  - 01 Dec 2020
    2:32 pm
Your pudding looks amazing! I bet it smells and tastes awesome too!

- - tessie said
  - 01 Dec 2020
    12:09 pm
This sounds just like the one my Nanna used to make every year except it had a 6 pence coin in it for every person at the table. Thank you for sharing and reminding me of those wonderful Christmas times

- - mom101628 said
  - 30 Nov 2020
    11:56 pm
Thanks so much for sharing your tradition and I can just imagine the smell of it while its cooking permeating the whole house. Easier to do than mine, so will try yours this year.

- - mom112217 said
  - 20 Dec 2017
    1:54 pm
Your Christmas pudding look’s so delicous,thank-you!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 15 Dec 2017
    10:07 pm
Your recipe has less ingredients then the one I make, so will try yours. My step mother hangs her pudding from a broom stick and lets it dry them. She makes her about Father’s Day for the flavour to really soak through.

- - taynik46 said
  - 14 Dec 2017
    10:44 pm
oh wow your pudding sounds exciting – I have never heard of using caramel colouring in a pudding before I am intrigued by that and will have to give it a try – thank you for sharing your recipe

- - mom62624 said
  - 14 Dec 2017
    1:54 pm
Thanks for sharing your family recipe/tradition, lovely.

- - mom93821 said
  - 13 Dec 2017
    6:00 am
A yummy looking Christmas pudding – my favourite food to make at Christmas time – love making my pudding too.