Vegan Christmas Pudding
A classic Christmas pudding made vegan by Gaz Oakley, complete with plenty of dried fruit, warming spices and a boozy finish.
Introduction
The ultimate vegan Christmas pudding – boozy, fruity and moreish!
Ingredients
| 100g (¾ cup) | sultanas |
| 100g (generous ½ cup) | dried mixed peel |
| 100g (generous ½ cup) | chopped dates |
| 50g (¼ cup) | dried cherries |
| 25g (1oz) | crystallized ginger, chopped |
| 120ml (½ cup) | rum or brandy, plus extra brandy to serve |
| juice of 1 orange | |
| zest and juice of 1 lemon | |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| 1 tsp | ground nutmeg |
| 1 tsp | ground mixed spice |
| 1 tsp | ground cinnamon |
| ½ tsp | sea salt |
| 75g (⅓ cup) | demerara or coconut sugar |
| 2 tbsp | black treacle (molasses) |
| 1 | Braeburn apple, grated |
| 115g (scant ½ cup) | plant butter, plus extra for greasing |
| 45g (½ cup) | breadcrumbs |
| 95g (¾ cup) | plain (all-purpose) flour |
| ½ tsp | baking powder |
Essential kit
You will need: a 1-litre (2-pint) pudding bowl.
Method
The day before, put the dried fruit plus the ginger, alcohol, orange and lemon juice and the bay leaf into a large bowl. Stir well to mix, cover and leave for at least 12 hours to plump up.
The next day, grease a 1-litre (2-pint) pudding bowl with plant butter, then line the base with a circle of greaseproof paper to ensure the pudding comes out once cooked. Remove the bay leaf from the fruit. Add the lemon zest, spices, salt, sugar, treacle and apple and mix. Stir in the plant butter and breadcrumbs. Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold in. Spoon the mixture into the pudding bowl, leaving a 2.5cm (1in) gap at the top. Cover with greaseproof paper, then a sheet of foil and tie with cook’s string.
Put an upturned ramekin in the bottom of a saucepan. Sit the pudding on top, then pour in boiling water half way up the sides of the pudding. Cover and simmer over a low heat for 5 hours, topping up the water when needed. Lift the pudding out and leave to cool.
Store for up to a month before serving. Steam again in the same way for 30 minutes. Add 2 shots of vegan-friendly brandy to a saucepan and heat over a low heat for 2 minutes. Light the brandy with a match, then carefully pour over the pudding for that festive flame.
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