No-Bake Chocolate Christmas Pudding

This simple festive vegan chocolate Christmas pudding is perfect for people who don’t like a traditional Christmas pudding.

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No-Bake Chocolate Christmas Pudding

Not a fan of traditional, stodgy Christmas pudding? This year, go against convention and shake it up with this delectable no-bake vegan chocolate Christmas pudding!

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This simple festive dessert is perfect for people who don’t like a traditional Christmas pudding. The richness of the chocolate is cut through by the addition of nuts, fruits and biscuits, and it’s topped with vegan white chocolate for extra sweetness.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 10

Rating:  

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

Method

Ingredients

(Servings: 10)

  • 30 30 g dark chocolate
  • 10 10 g dairy-free butter
  • 15 15 g golden syrup
  • 15 15 g mixed dried fruit, chopped
  • 15 15 g mixed chopped nuts
  • 25 25 g vegan biscuits, crushed
  • 10 10 g white chocolate
  • To garnish (optional)
  • holly leaves
  • redcurrants
  • You will also need
  • 0.1 0.1 x 1 litre lined pudding mould

Method

  1. Add the dark chocolate, butter and golden syrup to a bain-marie and melt together until smooth, then add the dried fruits, chopped nuts and crushed biscuits and mix through well. Pour this into the lined pudding mould and put in the fridge to set overnight.
  2. Once set, take the pudding out of the mould, then melt the white chocolate and spoon over the top. Place back in the fridge for one hour to set, then garnish with the holly and redcurrants.

Nutritional information per serving (100g): Calories 486, Fat 30g, Saturates 11g, Carbohydrate 50g, Sugars 32g, Fibre 5g, Protein 6.7g, Salt 0.58g

 

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