It’s not too late to get in the kitchen and rustle up your own pudding, but you’ll need to get working on it soon.

Not content with creating some mouth-watering readymade puds, the guys at Marks and Spencer have this recipe so you can get in on the act and cook your own.

Ingredients:

225g/8oz Caster sugar

340g/12oz Sultanas

340g/12oz Raisins

225g/8oz Currants

50g/2oz Glace cherries

110g/4oz Plain flour

1 lemon, zest only

5 Free Range eggs, beaten

1 level tsp Ground cinnamon

1 level tsp Mixed spice

5g/1 level tsp Ground nutmeg

Pinch of salt

150ml/5fl oz French Brandy

55g/2oz Flaked almonds

Method:

  • Soak fruit in brandy overnight.
  • Mix together the ingredients and spoon the mix into a pudding basin.
  • Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top and make a string handle.
  • Steam the pudding for 6-7 hours.
  • Remove pudding from steamer and store in a cool, dry place until Christmas day.
  • On Christmas day reheat the pudding by steaming again for 1 to 2 hours.
  • Serve with brandy butter, rum sauce or custard.

We'll be following the recipe to make our own pud, keep up to date with our progress by following @JimNewsShopper on Twitter.

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