Firstly – an apology for the lack of photos with this post. I’ve been baking like a mad woman in the last few weeks for various Christmas-related events and even though I intend to photograph as I go for my blog it hasn’t turned out this way.
Sigh.
First up, a super easy Christmas ice cream pudding that I’ve been making for many, many years. I have no idea where the original recipe comes from but it is embarrassingly easy.
This is so simple and a perfect dessert for Christmas Day in Sydney, which is, without fail, a squillion degrees. I made nine desserts for my mother-in-law’s Christmas lunch on the weekend and this was the first thing to vanish.
GATHER:
2 litres best quality vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup mixture of sultanas, currants and raisins
Good splash of rum
¼ cup glace cherries, chopped
2 tablespoons cinnamon
LET’S GET TO IT:
Soak the dried fruit [but not the glace cherries] in rum and leave overnight.
Line a 2-litre pudding basin with cling wrap, leaving overhang.
Working quickly tip the softened ice cream into a large bowl and stir in rum-soaked fruit, cinnamon and cherries.
If desired place some home-made chocolates [see below] in the base of the pudding basin, then add ice cream. Smooth the top then fold over the overhanging cling wrap. Wrap in foil and freeze overnight.
Home made Christmas chocolates
I found a similar idea for these little chocs online and Christmas-afied them using red and green Christmas sprinkles from a baking store. Simply line two mini muffin pans with mini liners. Place 150g your choice of chocolate with a splash of canola oil in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and glossy. Pour chocolate into mini pans until bottom is covered and then a bit more. Sprinkle over Christmas sprinkles and place in fridge for a few hours until firm. Remove and discard wrappers.
Miss 7 and I made these for her to hand out to her class. We bundled a few up in cellophane bags for all of her classmates. I should have taken a photo…
the hungry mum 
Yum; that Ice Cream recipe looks delish and easy… Thinking even I can do this one…! 🙂
It barely qualifies as a recipe, more like a two-step instruction! Hope you try it x
How creative! I can totally imagine why this was a hit at your Christmas lunch!
Thanks! And super dooper easy 🙂
i would love the ice cream dish – it has all of my favorites.
Lillian
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Thanks Lillian, it is very delicious.
Reblogged this on Fetish for Ice-Cream.
Yum! Ice cream is the best food in the whole world, and this festive holiday version looks delicious!
Yes! Ice cream should be part of the food pyramid – can’t imagine why it’s not 🙂
This looks so easy and yet so delicious at the same time (always a winning combo 😉 ).
Easy & yum is my motto in the kitchen 🙂
Love the ice cream and a good splash of rum!! And I definitely love the homemade chocolate. Everyone in the class must have enjoyed them 🙂
Cheers! Yep, the kids were pretty happy with the chocs [anything has to be better than those nasty made in China candycanes].
The easier the better! I’ve been a mad woman too. here’s to us!
I’m all about the easy! Hope you get some respite soon 🙂
Easy is the perfect way to go for Christmas time hectic pace – this looks so delicious!
Cheers
CCU
Thank you! Is pretty yum 😉
This looks pretty and super easy. If only my stomach could handle milk, i’ll gladly make it. Could still make it and watch the rest of the family enjoy…..ohh yummy torture! torture!
Oh no! I used to have a milk allergy when I was a child & I *still* recall how unfair life seemed by not being able to have ice cream : (
Super cute! What great ideas =)
Cheers! And oh-so-easy 🙂
Hi! Season’s Greetings to you. Happy blogging.
ooh yum that ice cream cake looks divine and the chrissy chocolates are soooo cute and so easy to make! 😀
Thanks! Ice cream cake = happiness 🙂
Wishing you a very happy 2013! Will keep this recipe on hand for next year. Take care, BAM
And I hope the new year is just fab for you, BAM!
Hey Hungry Mum. A very Belated Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and the hungry family. Spent my holidays abroad but (otherwise) an icecream Christmas pudding is definitely the way to go. Loving those Christmas chocs too, can never be too festive during the silly season 🙂
And an extra belated happy 2013 to you! My poor neglected blog – I really need to pull my proverbial out and get back into the blogging groove x
I love this Christmas pudding ice-cream…perfect for an Australian Christmas. A variation is to do successive layers of ice-cream and the cross-section when you cut it is pretty impressive. i start with the vanilla with glace cherries etc. and while that is hardening do a chocolate ice-cream with toasted almonds or something then maybe a strawberry… You have to let each layer harden well before adding the next one.
Wow, that sounds amazing [and waaaay more impressive than my version!]. Do you make yours in a pudding bowl, too?
everything on your blog no matter were you go on it looks so yummy