Best Thermomix Christmas Pudding Recipe
Nothing is more decadent and homely than a traditional, homemade Christmas pudding. This recipe was originally my grandmothers. I’ve kept the ingredients the same but converted the method to utilise the Varoma for steaming. This is now a totally simple, fuss-free Thermomix Christmas pudding recipe.
After years of using my nans Christmas pudding recipe each year for our family Christmas lunch, I decided it was time for a change. Nan’s Christmas pudding was always delicious but it was a definite labour of love!!
Nan’s method required the pudding to be boiled for more than 3 hours in pre-soaked unbleached calico. After years of boiling the pudding in the height of summer, I was ready to try a new method. The traditional method is very unforgiving I have almost boiled the pot dry at times and there’s always the fear of the water may coming off the boil and spoiling the pudding. I knew there had to be an easier way!
Using the Thermomix Varoma to steam the pudding in a basin almost feels like cheating! It is so easy!! Best of all, this method gives a lovely moist, fruity, dense pudding with no chance of the pudding sticking to the calico cloth.
So if you want a traditional Christmas pudding, without all the fuss and bother, nan and I have you covered with this Thermomix Christmas pudding recipe.
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Traditional Thermomix Christmas Pudding Hints
Can you halve the recipe?
The recipe makes a 2 litre Christmas Pudding, however, the Varoma will only fit a one-litre pudding steamer. You can choose to halve the recipe if you only need a pudding for 4-6 people. Halving the recipe will have no impact on any cooking times.
I chose to make the full quantity and steam two, 1-litre puddings. We only needed one pudding for our Christmas lunch but this gave me a spare pudding to take to hubby’s family later in the week.
How long should the dried fruit soak?
The dried fruit should soak overnight at the minimum. This allows the fruit to absorb the alcohol, soften and become plump.
What if I forget about the fruit?
Have you forgotten about you fruit soaking in booze? I once found fruit soaking in the pantry more than six months after Christmas! Don’t worry about it at all. Give it a stir, add another 80ml of fruit and leave it for next years pudding. As long as the soaking fruit is covered in an airtight container and gets stirred occasionally the fruit will be fine.
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Traditional Thermomix Christmas pudding. This is my nan's recipe, decadent, dense & converted for the Thermomix, its easy to make the perfect Xmas pudding.
- 50 g dried apricots
- 150 g dates seeds removed
- 100 g dried figs
- 700 g dried mixed fruit
- 150 g currants
- 120 g brandy
- 130 g butter
- 100 g brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1/2 cup SR flour
- 30 g Bourbon or Grand Marnier depending on preference
- 3 eggs *use two eggs if halving the recipe
Place apricot, dates and figs in TM Bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 9.
Add mixed fruit, currants and brandy to the apricot mixture. Combine 2 min/Speed 1 (Reverse Blade)
Transfer fruit to an airtight, non-reactive container. Store at room temperature overnight or until you are ready to prepare the pudding.
Transfer the soaked fruit to a large mixing bowl add egg and extra bourbon (or Grand Marnier) and stir through with a wooden spoon.
Add butter, sugar and spices to a bowl and microwave until the butter has melted. Reserve
Add the flours to the fruit and pour the butter over the flour. Combine by hand.
Divide the mixture between two 1 litre pudding basins.
Place 1000g water in the TM bowl. Stack the Varoma on the TM lid.
Place one of the puddings in the Varoma. Cook 90 min/Varoma/Speed 2.
Add hot tap water to the 1litre mark. Cook 60 min/Varoma/Speed 2.
Remove the first pudding and reserve.
Add enough hot water to bring it up to the 1litre mark. Place the second pudding in the Varoma. Cook 90min/Varoma/Speed 2.
Add hot tap water to the 1litre mark. Cook 60 min/Varoma/Speed 2.
Remove the second pudding and refrigerate until required or serve hot immediately.
It really is no harder to make two puddings as the preparation time is exactly the same.
NOTE: Make sure the puddings are cooked with the lid on the steaming basin. I like to store the final pudding in the basin so that it is easily re-steamed to heat it for Christmas lunch.
REHEATING: Remove the pudding from the fridge and bring to room temperature.
To reheat the pudding add 500g water to the TM Bowl.
Place the Varoma on the TM and the pudding in the Varoma. Heat 30min/Varoma/Speed 2.
Don’t forget to try some of my other delicious Christmas recipes!
Thermomix Shortbread
Heart Rum Balls
Please feel free to leave me a comment. I love hearing from everyone 🙂Rating the recipe once you’ve made the dish helps other readers decide whether to make my dishes, so I would love it if you could come back and let everyone know what you think.
Merry Christmas
j
