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By SW Sarah

Easy Christmas Pudding

Name: Easy Christmas Pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 100 g butter, softened, plus extra to grease; 100 g ready-made cranberry sauce; 2 tbsp. golden syrup; 100 g dark brown soft sugar; 2 medium eggs, beaten; 100 g plain flour; 1 tbsp. mixed spice, heaped; 300 g mixed dried fruit; 1 medium apple, peeled and grated

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

This easy Christmas pudding recipe is ready in under 30 minutes due to the clever use of the microwave. It's fast, quick and with fewer ingredients than normal.

Updated at: Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:08:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories540.2 kcal (27%)

Total Fat20 g (29%)

Carbs85.7 g (33%)

Sugars57.2 g (64%)

Protein4.1 g (8%)

Sodium135.3 mg (7%)

Fiber2.9 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

100gbutter

softened, plus extra to grease

100gcranberry sauce

ready-made

2 Tbspgolden syrup

100gdark brown soft sugar

2eggs

medium, beaten

100gplain flour

1 Tbspmixed spice

heaped

300gmixed dried fruit

1apple

medium, peeled and grated

Instructions

Step 1

Grease a 1.2 litre pudding basin. In a small bowl, stir together cranberry sauce and golden syrup. Spoon two-thirds of the mixture into the base of the prepared basin, reserving the remaining mixture.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, mixed spice, dried fruit and grated apple until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the prepared basin and press a large piece of parchment paper on to the pudding to cover the surface.

Step 3

Microwave on medium power for 9min until firm to the touch. Leave to stand for 10min before turning out on to a plate. Spoon over reserved cranberry mixture and serve.

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