This cranberry pudding is a moist molasses cake covered in a rich buttery sauce. It’s everything a traditional Christmas pudding should be!
My family has many Christmas traditions, one of my favorites is this Christmas Cranberry Pudding. My grandmother makes this dessert every year on Christmas Day. As a kid I was pretty suspicious (a dessert without chocolate?!). However, when I finally reached the age where I was adventurous enough to try it, I realized what all adults were talking about. This stuff was amazing! It’s basically the Christmas pudding referenced in Christmas carols and Christmas stories, and an absolute treat. Read on for one of our favorite Christmas recipes.
How to Make Christmas Cranberry Pudding
This Christmas Cranberry Pudding is a steamed pudding, like traditional English puddings. To make this Cranberry Christmas Pudding, you will need a steamer with a 9-inch round skillet or large stockpot and a 9-inch round cake pan to make your own steamer. Christmas pudding steams for about 2.5 hours, so it’s easier to make it in the morning or the day before eating. You can steam the pudding and then store it in the fridge until ready to eat.
How to Make Christmas Pudding Butter Sauce
The secret of this pudding is the magical butter sauce. My whole family is going crazy. This website is all about healthy eating, and butter sauce is definitely not at the top of the healthy food list. But we also believe in the occasional waste, especially when it’s a tradition! The interesting thing about this Christmas cranberry pudding is that it doesn’t contain any sugar, so it tastes pretty unsatisfying on its own. However, add the butter sauce and you have embodied gluttony. Honestly, I think this Christmas cranberry pudding might be one of my favorite desserts — and it’s so rich, I only happily enjoy it to the fullest once a year. (Well, twice this year since I wanted to share it with you guys!)
Christmas cranberry pudding takes a little time to make, but most of the time you don’t have to help yourself while waiting for the pudding to steam. And it’s definitely worth the wait. If you’re feeling adventurous, try this recipe for a special holiday meal – I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does!
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This Christmassy cranberry pudding recipe is…
Vegetarian.
The description
This cranberry pudding is a moist molasses cake covered in a rich buttery sauce. It’s everything a traditional Christmas pudding should be!
For Cranberry Christmas Pudding
- 12 ounces cranberries
- 2 2/3 cup plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup Hot water
- Optional Equipment: Steamer with 9″ Round Pan OR Large Pot and 9″ Round Pie Pan
For the butter sauce
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup fifty – fifty
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Halve the cranberries. Put them in a colander and rinse the seeds.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add blackstrap molasses and lukewarm water. Stir in cranberries.
- Grease the round pan and pour the cranberry mixture into the pan.
- Fill the steamer with water and place the pan in the steamer and cover with the lid. (If you don’t have a steamer, take a large saucepan and place something on the bottom to elevate the cake pan, such as a trivet, cookie cutter, empty tuna can, or folded kitchen towel. Then set the pan on top, and fill the pot half full with water.)
- Bring the water to a boil and steam for about 2.5 hours, checking the water level regularly, about every 30 minutes, and refilling as needed. The pudding is ready when you can insert a toothpick into the center and it comes out clean. Let the pudding cool down. The pudding can also be made ahead of time and kept at room temperature or in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, prepare the butter sauce: In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, stirring frequently. Stir in the half and half and the sugar, then add the vanilla. To serve, cut the pudding into pieces and drizzle with butter sauce.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cook
- Kitchen: British
Keywords: Cranberry Pudding, Christmas Pudding, Dessert, Holiday, Christmas, Cranberries, Butter, Molasses
