Rocky Road Christmas Pudding

On the 10th day of Twistmas I’m giving you a stunning alternative to a Christmas pudding.

3 hours cook

Serves 8

Hugh Woodward

Ingredients

200gbutter

5 tbspgolden syrup

400g dark chocolate

400gmilk chocolate

150gmixed marshmallows

150gtoasted nuts

100graisins

100gdried cranberries

100gwhite chocolate

Let’s face it, Christmas pudding is weird - what other cake lasts for essentially 10,000 years, contains potentially lethal coins and is flammable? None, that’s what. So sorry, Xmas pud, we love you but you’re getting a festive glow up. All hail the rocky road Christmas pudding, which is just SO much easier and more delicious.

Method

Heat the butter, chocolate and golden syrup together in a bain marie.

Stir in all the other ingredients for the rocky road and pour into a lined pudding basin. Chill until solid, roughly 3 hours.

When solid, remove it from the pudding basil and remove the clingfilm. Heat the white chocolate until molten and pour it over the top, then finish with some glace cherries.