Hey guys! Sorry for my impromptu absense – my home internet stopped working after a windy thunderstorm last week and the technician didn’t get to my house until Monday afternoon to fix it. But it was great to have a bit of a technology break – I read 5 novels during that time (yes, I didn’t really get anything else done over the week, just reading, haha)! So I offer this Christmas pudding as consolation for missing me for a week :)
Christmas pudding
I had so many Christmas recipes plan to publish on the blog this month but alas, it’s nearly Christmas already! So this will be my final Christmas recipe for the year, but I do believe I saved the best for last ;)
This Christmas pudding is:
- super easy to make
- only 5 ingredients
- HEALTHY
- naturally sweetened with fruit
- no-bake
- gluten-free
- vegan
The hardest part is leaving it overnight to set! You could probably leave it for a minimum of 3 hours if you really can’t wait ;)
I served our Christmas pudding with coconut cream and cherries. You could sweeten the coconut cream or mix in some vanilla extract if desired, but we are coconut lovers here and just enjoyed the coconut cream as is. I remember eating Christmas pudding with icecream when I was a child (although back then, I cared more for the icecream than the pudding…) – so try this pudding with some vegan icecream if you like :)
For the dried fruits in this recipe, I used roughly equal amounts of sultanas, dates and prunes, but you can use whatever dried fruits you have! Apricots, currants, even some bits of dried apple or pineapple would be lovely! Just make sure they are unsulphured if this is a concern for you :)
- 150ml orange juice
- 1½ cup dried fruits (dates, sultanas, prunes; all unsulphured)
- ½ cup pecans
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cup rolled oats (use certified gluten-free if needed)
- To serve: coconut cream, cherries, vegan icecream, etc. as desired
- In a high speed blender or food processor, blend all ingredients until all combined into a sticky dough (if your food processor isn't the greatest, blend the oats and nuts first until fine, then add the remaining ingredients).
- Line a round bowl or pudding dish with baking paper.
- Scoop the sticky dough into the lined bowl and smooth over the top.
- Place in the fridge to set overnight, or up to 48 hours (the oats will absorb the moisture during this time).
- To serve, invert the bowl over a serving plate and remove the baking paper from the pudding.
- Slice and serve with coconut cream, cherries, vegan icecream, or whatever you like :)
I’m sharing this pudding with Kimmy at Healthy Vegan Fridays.
I love reading your comments!
- What is your favourite Christmas dessert?
- How do you like to serve Christmas pudding?
- What dried fruits would you use in this pudding?
Merry Christmas, my friends!
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I’ve never actually had “pudding” outside of the american custard pudding. This looks pretty tasty, I haven’t had any holiday desserts with oranges and dried fruit in them yet.
Merry Christmas Jennifer! I’m not a big “pudding” eater either, but Christmas pudding is full of childhood memories for me :)
Sorry to hear of your internet going down though I think it is great to have time to read really books! Love the christmas pudding – looks so beautiful
Yes, it was definitely a blessing in disguise! It’s amazing how much time I waste checking emails, social media, just general internet browsing, etc…I felt free without having the internet, I should definitely disconnect more often! And thank you Johanna – I hope you had a lovely Christmas :)
I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas Kyra ::) The internet crash does sound like a blessing in disguise but I’m glad it’s working for you again now.
This is a fantastic pudding!
Thank you Kari, I hope you had a lovely Christmas too! <3
“But it was great to have a bit of a technology break – I read 5 novels during that time”
Best technology break ever! I haven’t been feeling great recently and have been binge reading =)
I have never been particularly interested in Christmas pudding, but this sounds delicious!
I know, it was so great to just be able to not worry about anything and dive into some books! I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling too great, but at least it gives you a good excuse to sit back and read as much as you like :D I hope you feel better soon Kimmy!