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Ideas for a Christmas Day pudding that isn't Christmas pudding (or trifle)

49 replies

TriggersBroom · 23/11/2014 12:30

This year, nobody who is around on Christmas Day particularly likes Xmas pudding so I'm looking for ideas for a yummy pudding for Christmas day - something indulgent (possibly creamy and/or chocolatey) which can be made in advance. Any suggestions?

(I'm not too keen on trifle)

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TheSpottedZebra · 23/11/2014 13:32

Yes, or a symphony of sauce!

I can serve the sauces in a load of gravy boats, and amuse no one but myself!

TriggersBroom · 23/11/2014 13:35

Thanks for the ideas everyone. Will have a ponder.

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poolomoomon · 23/11/2014 13:50

I always make a Yule log and some form of cheesecake. This year trying a gingerbread chocolate cheesecake, always goes down a treat!

Thumbcat · 23/11/2014 13:57

I'm lazy so normally just do warmed through shop bought mince pies and thick cream, and also some nice cheeses with biscuits and grapes.

tb · 23/11/2014 14:01

Dh and I are having Christmas pud, but dd has asked for sticky toffee instead. They are all made, stp in the freezer and the others getting fed with either Cointreau or Cognac.

NurseDoctor · 24/11/2014 23:16

White chocolate cheesecake would be lovely or maybe sticky toffee pudding? I guess it depends on you and your guests taste

TooSpotty · 24/11/2014 23:30

A Yule log, either boozed up a bit, or done with cherries and cream for the Black Forest touch, or both. Grin

makingdoo · 24/11/2014 23:34

I'm making these -www.nigella.com/recipes/view/glitzy-chocolate-puddings-76

crje · 25/11/2014 00:30

Chocolate biscuit cake made in a pudding bowl , drizzled in White chocolate.

Looks like the real thing but tastes better .

Ideas for a Christmas Day pudding that isn't Christmas pudding (or trifle)
montymum · 25/11/2014 09:50

I make chocolate orange cheese cake. Chocolate cookie base, mascspone and orange filling will Terry's chocolate orange melted all over the top. I can find the quantities etc if you wiuld like the recipe. I made it up myself in a food technology lesdon 15 years ago and my family have asked for it every year since .

OnIlkleyMoorBahTwat · 25/11/2014 10:03

Something like the little Gu chocolate pots that are just melted chocolate and cream mixed together. Like this?

You could cover them with whipped cream and/or fruit and add booze or other flavourings to the mix?

SquattingNeville · 25/11/2014 10:13

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cozietoesie · 25/11/2014 10:20

I'd face a riot if I made anything apart from sherry trifle for pudding. We can be adventurous with food on Boxing Day but the family demands complete tradition on Xmas Day itself.

(And I rather like nicking fresh trifle from the fridge in the early hours, myself. Wink)

KarenHL · 25/11/2014 10:22

One of my MILs always does frozen slightly defrosted berries with a light dusting of icing sugar and a side of white chocolate sauce. I've no clue how to make it (think it might be a River Cafe or Nigella recipe). It is yummy.

If you are ok with ready-made, how about a roulade?

exexpat · 25/11/2014 10:31

Most of my family hate christmas pudding, so I always make a variation on this: self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding. Extremely easy to make, goes with cream or ice-cream (or even brandy butter if you feel like it), and is delicious cold if there is any left over (but there usually isn't).

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 25/11/2014 10:33

Pavlova is always a hit here - I use Nigella's recipe, and serve with lashings of cream and fresh raspberries. If you have it, use raspberry vinegar in the pav - it adds an extra layer of deliciousness.

Or there is my go-to pudding - a sort-of lime cheesecake but with no cheese.

Blitz ginger biscuits and add softened butter, to make a biscuit base. Press into flan tin - I put it up the sides too, it is easier to get out that way.

In a bowl, mix one big tin of condensed milk and the same amount of double or whipping cream, add the zest and juice of about 3 limes (or two lemons, if you prefer lemon) - the citrus juice will thicken the cream and condensed milk mixture, and you can pour it into the biscuit base, and refridgerate to set.

You can taste it as you are adding the juice, to get the level of flavour you want (and it does depend on your limes/lemons - some are juicier than others, so you might need a bit more or a bit less juice than I have said).

Take out of flan tin, cut and serve with cream.

Another thing that was a hit here was Delia's mini sticky toffee puddings - and you can do those ahead of time and just heat them up on the day, I think.

OnIlkleyMoorBahTwat · 25/11/2014 10:59

If you are doing more than one dessert (don't necessarily have to eat them all on the same day), then a pavlova and a custard or chocolate pot combo is a good choice, because you can then use up both the egg yolks and whites.

steppemum · 26/11/2014 10:06

buy the profiterole cake. It is awesome. It comes from freezer compartment. But if you got it a couple of days ahead and put it in the fridge??

Arlagirl · 26/11/2014 10:09

We don't like xmas pud...Waitrose salted caramel profiteroles for us.
I refuse to make a pudding.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 26/11/2014 11:38

Salted caramel profiteroles, you say, chamade? Those sound awful, horrible - so dreadful that I think I ought to go to my local waitrose and buy up their entire stock - to save everyone else from this torture, of course.

Grin
Arlagirl · 26/11/2014 19:57

Except I got there first Grin

DamselNotInHerDress · 26/11/2014 20:26

crje, that looks delicious, do you have a recipe?

On Christmas Day, we have a Christmas pud (yuck), Delias chocolate torte and nigellas lemon cheesecake (no bake, just whip up all the ingredients and set in the fridge.

8dayweek · 26/11/2014 21:56

One year I done Jamie O's blimmin' easy vanilla cheesecake (it's called something along those lines...Confused) with a spiced cranberry compote. It went down really well and can be done (or rather needs to be done) in advance.

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