Mary Berry's Christmas pudding

Name: Mary Berry's Christmas pudding
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 4 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 450g/1lb dried mixed fruit (use a mixture of sultanas, raisins and snipped apricots); 1 small cooking apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped; 1 orange, finely grated zest and juice only; 3 tbsp brandy, sherry, or rum, plus extra for flaming; 75g/2½oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 100g/3½oz light muscovado sugar; 2 free-range eggs; 100g/3½oz self-raising flour; 1 tsp mixed spice; 40g/1½oz fresh white breadcrumbs; 40g/1½oz whole shelled almonds, roughly chopped; 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened; 225g/8oz icing sugar, sieved; 3 tbsp brandy, rum or cognac; 4 tbsp brandy or rum

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:2h

Mary Berry's Christmas pudding recipe is loaded with fruit, peel and, of course, brandy. With an extra dollop of brandy butter on the side, this pudding will win over the harshest critics. For this recipe you will need a 1.4 litre/2½ pint pudding basin

Updated at: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:20:36 GMT