Christmas pudding recipes

From the classics to the inventive, we’ve got Christmas pudding recipes guaranteed to please all your holiday guests. And you have to see our best of the best Christmas pudding – with an ingredient you may not have thought of including!

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Best of the best Christmas pudding

Stir-up Sunday recipes

Best of the best Christmas pudding

“Love it or hate it, Christmas pudding is THE pudding of the festive season,” says Pollyanna Coupland. “Inspired by my...

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Christmas pudding made with beer

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Christmas pudding made with beer

This recipe from food writer Olivia Potts came from her friend Kate’s great-granny. Packed with plump, moist fruit, it’s a...

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Spiced pear and chai pudding

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Spiced pear and chai pudding

Full of spice and laden with caramel sauce, Georgina Hayden’s sticky pear and chai pud is a welcome twist on...

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Christmas pudding

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Christmas pudding

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shares his recipe for Christmas pudding, the River Cottage way. This zesty pud is packed with citrus and...

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Rum and pineapple Christmas pudding

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Rum and pineapple Christmas pudding

An irresistible and boozy Christmas pudding. You can make this pudding up to three months in advance. Remember that you’ll...

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Sloe gin ‘figgy’ Christmas pudding

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Sloe gin ‘figgy’ Christmas pudding

”Oh, bring us some figgy pudding, and bring it right here…” Preferably this sloe gin figgy Christmas pudding by Debbie...

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Suet-free Christmas pudding

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Suet-free Christmas pudding

This suet-free Christmas pudding recipe provides a light finish to your Christmas lunch. No animal fat makes this a vegetarian-friendly...

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Stir-up traditional Christmas puddings

Budget Christmas recipes

Stir-up traditional Christmas puddings

Get the family involved and make these batch Christmas puddings together on Stir-Up Sunday (the last Sunday before Advent). The...

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Lighter chocolate Christmas pudding

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Lighter chocolate Christmas pudding

Debbie Major’s fruity, chocolatey take on traditional Christmas pudding is made with panettone for a lighter result. It’s also made...

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Karen’s Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding recipes

Karen’s Christmas pudding

delicious. magazine editor Karen Barnes reveals the recipe for her mother’s Christmas pudding. We recommend serving it alongside lashings of...

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Paul A. Young’s Christmas pudding caramel

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Paul A. Young’s Christmas pudding caramel

There are few things more tempting than chocolate caramel sauce. Add Christmas pudding flavours and you have a festive stunner....

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Gluten-free Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding recipes

Gluten-free Christmas pudding

Wheat-free? No problem. In this wonderful gluten-free Christmas pudding recipe, there’s nothing taken out and you’ll find no strange ingredients...

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Flaming Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding recipes

Flaming Christmas pudding

End your Christmas dinner the traditional way – with this flaming Christmas pudding recipe. (And see our guide on how...

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Christmas hot chocolate pudding

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Christmas hot chocolate pudding

Our Christmas hot chocolate pudding makes a great alternative to the traditional fruit version. The pudding itself is rich and...

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Old-fashioned Christmas pudding

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Old-fashioned Christmas pudding

This is the definitive recipe for a traditional, old-fashioned Christmas pudding, inspired by the one and only Mrs Beeton. Leftovers?...

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Christmas pudding with Grand Marnier

Christmas pudding recipes

Christmas pudding with Grand Marnier

This is a Christmas pudding to boast about. Absolutely crammed with dried fruits, nuts, apples and even Grand Marnier, it...

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