Quick Q: can you eat an unsteamed Christmas pudding?

[ThunderInMyHeart]

It's a standard supermarket one (plastic dish). I don't have a microwave...and can't be shagged waiting 40 minutes to steam it in a saucepan/oven.

Will I die?

It'll be fine - the microwaving just heats it up as its already been cooked

going by how home made ones are made it's already cooked - the second steaming is to heat it up

so no - you won't die

No. It's already been cooked. It will be quite hard and claggy though.

It's a terrible shame to eat it cold though. And what about the custard?

I knew MN would yield instantaneous answers! Thank you!

Hmmm...now I'm half tempted to bung a slice in a pan to get some heat into it.

DRIP FEED ALERT: It's a Heston hidden orange doo-dah, so, Christ knows what an unsettled one of those will taste.

Don’t eat it!

It’s got diabolical reviews across the board!

*unsteamed!

My MIL always sliced her Xmas pudding and fried it in butter. Sounded terrible, and then I tried it - lush!

Yes to frying it in butter, it's how we eat it up.

Pan fry in butter... it is gorgeous.

Crumbled and fried leftover Christmas pudding is so good with ice cream

It’s a Christmas miracle! I steamed it for a grand total of 5 minutes, and it was hot through.

However, now I’ve seen this butter method... I’m adding that idea to this week’s food list.