Pudding & Festive DrinkRound off your Christmas feast with a mouth-watering dessert and festive tipple
If you're not a fan of Christmas Pudding, Lesley's Christmas Bombe is sure to hit the spot, especially when washed down with a cheeky glass of her spicy mulled cider!
Check out the video below to see how she does it...
Recipe
Iced Christmas Bombe
Serves 10
Prep time 30 minutes plus overnight freezing
100g dried berries, like cherries and blueberries
100g apricots
75ml a Christmassy spirit or liqueur, I used Grand Marnier
250g Panettone
300ml double cream, whipped
300g cream cheese
1 bar toblerone, roughly chopped
25g sugar
- Line a 2 pint pudding basin with cling film. Steep the dried fruits in 50ml of your chosen spirit.
- Slice the panettone and line the basin. Sprinkle with the remaining spirit.
- Stir together the cream, cream cheese, toblerone amd sugar along with the boozy fruits. Spoon in to the lined basin. Make a lid with panettone and then bring the cling film up and over to cover the whole thing.
- Place in the freezer for at least 8 hours.
- Remove about 30 minutes before serving. Turn the bombe out, peeling off the cling film. Cut in to wedges and serve with perhaps a glass of my spiced mulled cider.
Spicy Mulled Cider
Serves 6
Prep time 10 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
1 litre good cider like Westons or Wychwood
25g sugar
3 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
6-8 juniper berries
6-8 peppercorns
1 orange
6-8 cloves
- Pour the cider in to a saucepan. Add the rest of the ingredients and slowly bring up to a simmer.
- Serve in robust glasses or a good old fashioned beaker!
Lesley Holdship is a Home Economist, Food Stylist and Recipe Writer with over 25 years of excellent experience. She helps local & national businesses with everything from food consultancy to recipe writing.
She also owns a Delicatessen - Hare In The Woods - in Faringdon, see link below for details.
For more information and other recipes, please visit her website via the link below. |
 |
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
 |
Lesley Holdship - website | |||||||
|
Hare In The Woods - website | |||||||
|
