Christmas Pudding Recipe Vegetarian

The ultimate vegan christmas pudding.

Christmas pudding recipe vegetarian. Plain flour 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp mixed spice 1 tsp cinnamon 1 2 tsp salt 1 3 cup 75g soft brown sugar. As far as i know the first time it s referred to as christmas pudding is by eliza acton in her 1845 book modern cookery in all its branches. It s excellent eaten right away but can be stored for up to 6 weeks or frozen for up to 1 year. Our cranberry maple and pecan pudding is dairy wheat and gluten free.

Reduced to a system of easy practice for the use of private families pre dating mrs beeton by a couple of decades eliza s book makes for fascinating reading. By the good housekeeping cookery team. After soaking your dried fruit overnight in a lovely glug of brandy the remaining ingredients are stirred together and the pudding is cooked in a bain marie set up in the oven. Vegan christmas pudding recipe.

Roughly chop 125g of the figs and set aside. Brandy and spices provide a deep complex flavor and signature dark color. Vegetarian christmas pudding if you re looking to make a vegetarian christmas pudding recipe we have the recipe for you just use butter instead of suet. It s given real vibrancy and zing with a fresh cranberry topping sweetened with maple syrup.

Leftovers can be sliced up and fried in leftover brandy butter as fritters or used in a christmas pudding ice cream. No british christmas is complete without a christmas pudding. Making a christmas pudding may seem daunting but this vegan christmas pudding recipe couldn t be simpler. It is also completely suet free can be cooked in an instant pot steamer or a large pan of water.

Unlike american puddings a christmas pudding is a dark sticky and dense sponge more like a fruitcake made of mixed dried fruit candied fruit peel apple and citrus zests. The finished result is traditionally spicy and fruity but less rich than standard christmas puddings. Parsnip mushroom barley wreath. The perfect vegetarian christmas or sunday lunch centrepiece a low calorie nut loaf packed with grains root.

Christmas pudding is actually very easy to vegan ise as the fat content is suet and vegetable suet is almost always vegan anyway. As a sponge that s steamed for hours on end the texture is moist and fairly dense so replacing the egg is a doddle you could probably just leave it out of any standard recipe but i ve just added a bit of. Great partnered with our brandy butter or with some vegan cream or ice cream. It s dark rich fruity moist boozy much lighter than the dense heavy puddings you might have tried in the past.