Recipes · British · Puddings
Christmas Pudding
One serving has 535 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (33%), copper (29%), selenium (29%), thiamin (26%) and riboflavin (25%). Ready in 960 minutes.
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- Preparation: 750 min
- Cooking: 210 min
- Makes: 1 serving (154 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Contains: alcohol, beef, dairy, egg, gluten, sulphite
Ingredients
- 20 g Beef suet
- 20 g Raisins
- 15 g Currants, dried
- 10 g Apricots, dried
- 15 g Breadcrumbs, dry
- 10 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Milk, whole
- 10 g Molasses
- 8 g Spirits
- 0.5 g Pumpkin pie spice
- 0.5 g Lemon zest
Method
- Makes 1 serving; multiply by 8 for a whole pudding basin. Soak the raisins, currants and dried apricots in half the spirits overnight.
- Mix the suet, breadcrumbs, flour, brown sugar and mixed spice, then stir in the soaked fruit, egg, milk, molasses and lemon zest to a soft, dropping consistency.
- Spoon into a buttered pudding basin, cover tightly with pleated baking parchment and foil, and steam over a pan of simmering water for 3.5-4 hours, topping up the water as needed.
- Let cool, then store; steam for a further hour to reheat on the day of serving.
- Turn out onto a plate, warm the remaining spirits and pour over just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 535 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 75.3 g | |
| Water | 44 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.4 g | 11% |
| Protein | 7.7 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.24 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 g | |
| Leucine | 0.5 g | |
| Lysine | 0.33 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.32 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.35 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 22.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.1 g | |
| Saturated | 11.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 89 mg | |
| Calcium | 120 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 3.2 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 54.4 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.59 mg | 33% |
| Phosphorus | 133 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 636 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 16.2 µg | 29% |
| Sodium | 165 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.84 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.64 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 48.3 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.33 µg | 14% |
| Choline | 70.5 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 55.3 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 21.5 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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