One dessert / Nine interpretations

Christmas pudding with dried fruits: choose your mood

Find the ingredients, the assembly and the decor specific to each version.

Recipes to discover

The demolded domed pudding receives a thin layer of mascarpone cream, marked by some wide grooves. A small slice removed at the front evokes an entrance and reveals the fruits.

Trompe-l'oeil / 50 min of preparation

Igloo Pudding with Cream

The demolded domed pudding receives a thin layer of mascarpone cream, marked by some wide grooves. A small slice removed at the front evokes an entrance and reveals the fruits.

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Six small fruity puddings form low dark mountains. A little thick cream at the top and two lines of cocoa on the plate evoke snow and movement. The photo shows part of the portions.

Manga & Chibi / 45 min preparation

Manga Mountain Puddings

Six small fruity puddings form low dark mountains. A little thick cream at the top and two lines of cocoa on the plate evoke snow and movement.

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Whole pudding in dark brown dome, with grapes and visible dried fruits. A part taken shows a small clear heart of marzipan in the brown mass; the part rests next to it, without flame or decoration.

Surprise cakes / 35 min of preparation

Fruit Pudding with a Marzipan Centre

The dark dome hides a small cylinder of almond that contrasts with dried fruits.

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Whole pudding in dark dome with dried fruits. A small round hat cut from its top is placed next to it, showing a hollow filled with marmalade and small orange dice. No side part removed, no flame.

Decorations to reveal / 40 min of preparation

Pudding with small hat to lift

A pudding disc removed at the top reveals a garnish of candied orange and marmalade.

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Presentation of a portion of the prepared portions. Small dark domes of dried fruit pudding, two very small discs of marzipan lying at the back foot as ears and three grapes in the front as eyes and nose. Visible cake texture, no animal sculpture.

Cute & Kawaii / 45 min of preparation

Dried-Fruit Teddy Bear Puddings

Six small puddings keep a low figure; two almond discs and three grapes form a minimal face.

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Three small individual puddings of dark brown pudding, visible dried fruits in an open portion, a simple spoonful of white cream placed next to each pudding, without holly or flame.

Chic & Elegant / 40 min of preparation

Individual Fruit Puddings with Softly Whipped Cream

The steam pudding is divided into six individual bowls. Unmolded, the dark individual puddings are served with a spoonful of vanilla cream next to it.

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Whole Christmas pudding in dark brown dome, irregular surface showing raisins and dried fruits, one part reveals the dense crumb; an orange quarter placed next to it.

Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation

Traditional Bowl-Moulded Christmas Pudding

The pudding is steamed for a long time in a bowl, giving a dense dome of dried fruits. It is warm, without buckling or sugar decoration.

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Two small brown domes of Christmas pudding with dried fruit, each with a soft white cream cap, without buckling or inedible decoration.

Snow & Ice / 30 min preparation

Small puddings under a cloud of cream

The cooking is done in ten individual ramekins; each small dome of cooled dried fruits receives a cap of white cream by the spoon.

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Two brown dried fruit pudding pavers, on top carrying two broad low strips of cream side by side, an ivory and a pale orange, visible wet cut, without red icing or sculpture.

Pop & Colored / 45 min of preparation

Pudding Squares with Two Creams

The pudding is cooked in a terrine with a bain-marie, then cut into cake squares; two strips of ivory and orange cream remain low and side by side.

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