Christmas Toffee Pudding by The Vegetarian Society
Serves 6 Preparation time less than 30 mins Email this recipe Cooking time 1 to 2 hours
If you're not keen on traditional Christmas pudding then try this wickedly indulgent sticky
alternative. Serve with extra thick or clotted cream.
170g/6oz figs, chopped 175ml/6fl oz boiling water
1/2 tsp vanilla essence 2 tsp coffee essence 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 85g/3oz butter 140g/5oz
caster sugar 2 eggs 170g/6oz self-raising flour For the sauce: 170g/6oz soft brown sugar 110g/4oz
butter 6 Tbsp double cream 30g/1oz walnuts, chopped Method
Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Place the figs in a bowl and cover with the water. Add the
vanilla and coffee essence's and the bicarbonate of soda. In a bowl cream the butter and sugar
together until fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, a small amount at a time, beating well. Fold in the
flour and fruit together with the liquid and pour into a 1.2 Litre/2 pint pudding bowl. Place on a
baking sheet and cook for 1 hour 10 minutes. Place a plate on top of the bowl and invert. Shake the
bowl until the pudding turns out on to the plate. Make the toffee sauce: melt all the ingredients
together in a small pan and simmer gently. Pour over the pudding to serve.
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