Indulge your senses with this creamy (and a little boozy) ice-cream pudding, the perfect Christmas party dessert!
Make your favourite holiday even more festive with this Christmas Ice Cream Pudding. Featuring classic Christmas flavours and spices, sweet glace fruits, and decadent ice cream with a boozy kick, this pudding will melt in your mouth and keep you coming back for more! This stunning pudding is sure to elevate your party and make your Christmas event feel extra memorable.
Ideal as an after dinner dessert, this show stopping pudding is effortless to prepare in just 10 minutes! Simply prepare the ingredients, combine and pop it in the freezer to let it firm up beautifully in the MasterCraft Non Stick Pudding Steamer. Make it in advance so you can free up more time to prep additional delicious treats at your special event.
Serves: 6 - 8 Prep time: 10 minutes | Freeze time: 8-10 hoursIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups assorted glace fruits
- 3/4 cup (80g) walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup (75g) raisins
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (65g) dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup (60ml) Cointreau or brandy
- 1/2 cup (70g) pistachios, coarsely chopped
- 2L vanilla bean ice cream
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 orange
- 2 cups assorted fresh berries, to garnish
Method
1. Roughly chop assorted glace fruits and place into medium mixing bowl. Followed with mixed raisins, cranberries, pistachios, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and Cointreau.
2. Using a grater, grate the rind of 1 orange over the mixture.
3. Thoroughly combine with a cooking spoon and set aside to soak overnight.
4. Using an ice cream scoop, transfer vanilla bean ice cream into a large bowl and allow to soften for 5 minutes.
5. Strain soaked fruit mixture, add to ice cream and combine using the cooking spoon.
6. Line your a pudding mould or steamer with cling film, allowing a little overhang.
7. Scoop in ice-cream, smoothing off the base and folding over the cling wrap to seal. Cover with lid and place in freezer for 8-10hrs to firm up thoroughly.
8. When you’re ready to serve this delicious pudding, remove it from the freezer and let it stand for 5-10 minutes. Peel off the top layer of cling wrap and place your serving dish on top. Carefully turn pudding out onto the serving dish, remove pudding steamer and peel away remaining cling wrap.
9. Top with remaining fresh berries and serve immediately using a cake server.
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