Name: Ice-cream christmas puddings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Chocolate sauce; 100 gram milk chocolate; 1/4 cup thickened cream; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cup mixed dried fruit of choice (sultana raisins, craisins, fig); 100 gram packet red and green glace cherries, halved; 1/4 cup roughly chopped glace apricots; 1/4 cup roughly chopped glace pineapple; 1/4 cup roughly chopped glace oranges; 1/4 cup grand marnier; 2 litre vanilla ice-cream, softened slightly; 100 gram toblerone, finely chopped; 1/2 cup chopped pistachios or toasted macadamias; 1/2 cup thickened cream

Ice-cream christmas puddings

A delicious alternative to classic Christmas pudding. Impress your guests with this show stopping ice cream Christmas pudding, which can be made up to one month ahead of time.

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Serves 12

Prep

30M

Cook

10M

Total

40M

Ingredients

Chocolate sauce

100 gram milk chocolate

1/4 cup thickened cream

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cup mixed dried fruit of choice (sultana raisins, craisins, fig)

100 gram packet red and green glace cherries, halved

1/4 cup roughly chopped glace apricots

1/4 cup roughly chopped glace pineapple

1/4 cup roughly chopped glace oranges

1/4 cup grand marnier

2 litre vanilla ice-cream, softened slightly

100 gram toblerone, finely chopped

1/2 cup chopped pistachios or toasted macadamias

1/2 cup thickened cream

Method

1.In a large bowl, combine dried fruit, glace fruit and grand marnier. Set aside. covered, overnight.

2.In a large bowl, mix together ice-cream, toblerone, pistachios and cream. Add fruit with liquid.

3.Divide mixture evenly between 12 x 3/4-cup dariole moulds, smoothing top. Cover with plastic wrap, arrange on a tray and freeze overnight until firm.

4.To make chocolate sauce; combine ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat (or microwave) until melted.

5.Remove puddings from freezer 5 minutes before serving. Invert onto serving plates and carefully remove mould (if preferred, dip the moulds into hot water for a few seconds, invert and unmould ). Serve with chocolate sauce.

Use flavourings of choice. Grand marnier can be replaced with brandy. Use chocolate ice-cream in place of vanilla. If preferred, make this in one large mould.
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