Recipes

Here is a quick, simple method to make your own Christmas-pudding ice cream. As I imagine the last thing anybody wants to do over the holidays is start from scratch and make ice cream, use a bought-in tub instead. Choose a good quality plain vanilla that is not too sweet.

Serves 3-4

    About 575ml (1pt) vanilla ice cream
    About 140-170g (5-6oz) leftover Christmas pudding
    20ml (1 generous tbsp) marmalade
    15ml (1tbsp) Cointreau
    15-30ml (1-2tbsp) brandy
   
Remove the ice cream from the freezer and allow it to soften slightly.

Spoon or tip the pudding into a food processor and whizz for a few seconds. Scrape the pudding away from the sides of the bowl. Add the ice cream, marmalade, Cointreau and brandy. Whizz again. Transfer the mixture to a suitable container and freeze.

Remove the ice cream from the freezer a few minutes before serving.