Does anyone have the low fat Christmas pudding recipe that appeared in Runners World last year (2005). I think it was either in October or November and I seemed to have mistakenly thrown out the magazine. That'll teach me to tidy up.
If anyone has that issue and would be willing to email me the recipe I'd be very grateful. I made it last year and it went down a storm with my family so would like to do it again. Cheers
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Ingredients:
225g dates
150ml apple or orange juice
125g raisins
125g sultanas
60g oats
60g wholemeal flour
1 large carrot, finely grated
1 banana, mashed
1/2 teaspoon each of ground ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon
2 tablespoons brandy
150ml skimmed milk
1. place half the dates and fruit juice in a saucepan abd bring to boil. Turn off heat and leave for 30 mins. Mash with a fork.
2. Place the remaining ingredients with the date puree in a large bowl and mix well. Add a little extra milk if necessary until you have a soft mixture that falls heavily from the spoon.
3. Line a 900ml pudding basin with greaseproof paper and a piece of foil. Tie down securely with string. Place the basin in a large saucepan and pour enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides. Bring to the boil, the cover the pan and steam for 4 hours. Check the water level regularly and top up with boiling water when necessary.
4. Remove the pudding from the pan and allow it to cool before storing in a cool dry place.
5. Steam the pudding for an hour before serving, the remove the paper and foil and turn it out on a warmed plate.
My goodness, it's become like the baking hour on here......
Hope this helps. I may even get round to trying it myself this year.
I'd rather eat a normal fat one, microwaved in 2mins, then go for a run!
I'm with Siance - you can buy such nice ready-made Christmas puds that it isn't worth all the kerfuffle of assembling and steaming them yourself.
I'm not convinced that making my own Christmas cake is worthwhile either. My kids have requested a "Mont Blanc Googlehump Cake" this year, which has no fruit, no nuts, no spices, no molasses, and no marzipan.
Big yum!
And it tastes nicer than the shop ones (even though i do say so myself)
And can I just say 'microwave a xmas pud' that's sacrilage that is! :0)
Double helpings for me please!
;o)
And alcohol
And lay-ins
And to ease the conscience a nice boxing day run..
It tasted just like an ordinary pudding and you can feel virtuous because it's not as many calories, or make up for the missing calories with alcohol.