How to Make Christmas Pudding - The Victorian Way

suet

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Coconut oil is plant-based and lower in saturated fat.

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit can reduce sugar content and cost.

brandy

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: rum

Apple juice is non-alcoholic and lower in calories.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Add flour to a large bowl.

Add breadcrumbs, suet, raisins, currants, sugar, apple, mixed spice, and candied peel to the bowl and mix well.

Add eggs and brandy to the mixture and stir until combined.

Grease the pudding mold with butter and pour the mixture into it, ensuring it reaches the bottom.

Cover the top of the mold with a floured wet cloth, leaving a fold for rising.

Place the mold in a pot of water, ensuring the water reaches halfway up the sides of the mold.

Steam the pudding for about 4 hours, checking to ensure the water does not boil dry.

Remove the pudding from the mold and let it cool before serving.

Decorate the pudding with holly before serving.

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