FROZEN CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

A southern-hemisphere Christmas plum pudding

We here in the Southern Hemisphere have a summer Christmas so we have adapted some of the more traditional festive fare to local conditions. Here is one example. It is very easy, and it can be made up to a week ahead of using.

Ingredients

(Serves 8-10)

500 g mixed dried fruits, finely chopped
5 ml grated orange rind
30 ml cocoa
120 ml brandy or masala
10 ml gelatine
15 ml boiling water
2 l vanilla ice cream, slightly softened but not melted

Procedure

Combine fruit, spice, orange rind, cocoa and brandy in a large saucepan. Over medium heat, bring almost to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Cool, stirring occasionally.
Mix gelatine and boiling water; simmer in a small pan for a few seconds, until evenly melted. Blend into fruit, chill.
Fold the fruit into the softened ice cream, blending evenly.
Pack into foil lined bowl, cover with foil and freeze overnight or longer.
To serve, unmould onto a serving plate, cut into wedges and serve with cinnamon-flavoured whipped cream.

Notes

The original recipe called for the use of a microwave to do the heating and cooking. This works well for melting the gelatine but is a bit of a nuisance otherwise.

Rating

Difficulty: easy to moderate (timing matters).
Time: 15 minutes preparation, overnight freezing.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Graham Tongs 
University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 
graham@murdu.oz.au

Recipe last modified: 2 Dec 87

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