SPICED AND ICED CHRISTMAS PUDDING >.

INGREDIENTS

125ml brandy or rum

75g Country Products raisins

75g Country Products sultanas

75g Country Products glace cherries

50g Country Products glace ginger

100g Country Products exotic glace/crystallised fruit ie papaya, mango etc chopped

4 tbsp sieved icing sugar

¼ tsp Country Products cinnamon

¼ tsp Country Products nutmeg

zest of 1 orange soaked in rum or cointreau

600mls double cream, whipped

600ml ready made custard

METHOD

To make the pudding, dice the fruit and soak in the brandy or rum along with the orange zest.

Mix everything else together, fold in the spices and press the mixture into a 2 pint pudding basin lined with cling film.

Freeze until firm.

Remove from the freezer and leave in the fridge to soften for 1 hour before serving.

Topping – Chocolate Ganache

INGREDIENTS

150ml double cream

150g plain chocolate

Method

Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a pan along with the cream.

Heat gently until the chocolate melts

Pour over the iced pudding just before serving.