Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Christmas Plum Pudding




Christmas Plum pudding is a delightful dark dessert made of dried fruit and other ingredients and soaked in brandy, and cooked. Since our puddings come pre-cooked, they just need to be warmed up - and here is how.

First, the calico covering of the pudding needs to be removed and the Plum Pudding in it's pouch can either be simmered in a saucepan of water for one hour or placed, with pouch, in a microwave (1000W), for 2 minutes on high, rested for 2 minutes, then cooked for a further 2 minutes. (Yes, only 6 minutes altogether!) Be careful when opening the pouch from the microwave, a jet of steam might come out.

Traditionally, people might choose to decorate their pudding with a sprig of holly, or douse it with brandy and (well, I could tell you, but check out these ideas instead).

Here are some fun serving suggestions for your Plum Puddings:

1. Slice the serves of plum pudding thinly. Drizzle over some warmed maple or golden syrup (only a bit) and then finish with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream!

2. Thinly slice your plum pudding and pour steaming warm custard over the top. Decorate with a dollop of whipped cream.

3. Drizzle the plum pudding with warm (Chocolate Box) Raspberry Framboise Fruit sauce. (If you remove the metal lid, the fruit sauce jar can be microwaved for a very short while to make it warm). Finish with warm custard and or vanilla ice cream.

The Chocolate Box Christmas Plum Pudding (400g)
The Chocolate Box Raspberry Framboise Fruit Sauce (250ml)