Desserts

Traditional Christmas Pudding

Cooking method:

Ninja Foodi MAX Multi-Cooker OP500
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total time: 1h 25 mins
  • Skill Easy
  • Serves 8 people

Traditional Christmas Pudding

Ingredients

  • 200g sultanas
  • 200g raisins
  • 100g currants
  • 3 tbsp brandy or port
  • 1 Juice and finely grated zest of orange
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 75g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 small apple, peeled, cored and grated
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 75g vegetarian suet
  • 50g whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • Serve with brandy butter

Cooking mode

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Method

  • Step 1

    Put the dried fruit in a large bowl and mix in brandy or port and orange. If possible, cover and leave overnight.

  • Step 2

    Sift the flour and spice into bowl and add all the other ingredients, mixing well.

  • Step 3

    Grease a 1L pudding basin and place a small circle of baking parchment in the bottom of basin. Spoon mixture into basin and top with another circle of baking parchment. Then cover with a piece of foil large enough to overlap the sides and pleating in center to allow for expansion. Tie with string.

  • Step 4

    Pour 1.5L water into cooking pot. Place pudding into cook and crisp basket.

  • Step 5

    Assemble pressure lid, making sure the pressure release valve is in the SEAL position. Select PRESSURE and set to HIGH. Set time to 70 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin. When pressure cooking is complete, allow to cool naturally. Carefully remove lid when unit has finished releasing pressure.

  • Step 6

    This pudding can be made in advance and left to mature. Make sure pudding top is dry. Overwrap in foil and store in a cool dry place.

  • Step 7

    Serve with brandy butter.