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Mix & match mini Christmas puddings
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Mix & match mini Christmas puddings

16 ingredients MAKES 8 openrecipes
Mix & match mini Christmas puddings

Bespoke festive puddings mean you can customise each one to individual tastes while keeping the rich fruity base the same

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1096
Calories
26g
Protein
25g
Fat
195g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 18 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • a little butter , for greasing
  • a little icing sugar , for dusting
  • zest 1 orange
  • 100g grated carrots
  • 50g treacle
  • 200g breadcrumbs
  • 200g plain flour
  • 250g vegetarian suet
  • 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
  • 200ml stout
  • 250g light muscovado sugar
  • 400g raisins, sultanas or currants , or a mixture
  • 100g mixed peel, dried apricots, dates, stem ginger or glacé cherries , all chopped (or 1 tbsp per pud)
  • 4 tsp mixed spice, ground cloves or cinnamon (or ½ tsp per pud)
  • 4 tbsp orange juice, Sherry or brandy (or ½ tbsp per pud)
  • 100g almonds, pecans, walnuts , chopped (or 1 tbsp per pud)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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