This quick microwave Christmas pud, which uses shop-bought fruit mincemeat, and takes just 35 minutes. Simply combine the ingredients and cook on the day for a last-minute dessert.
Ingredients
300g good-quality fruit mincemeat
140g fine shred orange marmalade
200g molasses cane sugar
4 tbsp treacle
3 eggs, beaten
4 tbsp whisky
100g butter, frozen and coarsely grated
200g self-raising flour
vanilla custard or cream to serve
Instructions
Butter and line the base of a 1.5-litre pudding basin with greaseproof paper. In a large bowl, stir the ingredients together, adding them one at a time in the order they are listed, until everything is completely mixed.
Tip the pudding mix into the basin and cover with a circle of greaseproof paper.
Place the pudding on a plate and microwave on MEDIUM for 20-25 mins until cooked and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out and serve with vanilla custard or cream.
