The Royal Family Christmas Pudding

In honour of our dear Queen's passing, today Im sharing the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Pudding recipe

Christmas pudding is a quintessentially British treat, full of raisins, currants, and sultanas. On Nov 22, 2020, Queen Elizabeth II's official Instagram page shared Buckingham Palace's official Christmas pudding recipe. A British favorite for many during the holiday season, this dish is traditionally prepared on "Stir-Up Sunday," aka the Sunday before the Advent season, to be ready by Dec. 25.

250g raisins
250g currants
185g sultanas
150g mixed peel
250g suet or vegetarian suet
12g mixed spice
2 whole eggs
180g demerara sugar
275ml beer
40ml dark rum

• Combine all dry ingredients.
• Stir them up.
• Add the eggs and the liquid.
• Stir again.
• Grease your pudding basins.
• Press the cake mix into basins.
• Cover with a circle of parchment paper.
• Cover basins with a muslin or foil, and place puddings into a deep saucepan.
• Fill with water up to 3/4 of pudding basin height.
• Cover with foil.
• Once cooled, wrap puddings well and keep in a cool, dry and dark place until Christmas.
• On Christmas Day, reheat your pudding in a bain-marie for 3-4 hours.
• Remove from the basin using a rounded knife or palette knife
• Flip out onto a plate, garnish or flambé and serve with brandy sauce and cream.

Recipe: The Royal Family Instagram