If you are looking for an alternative to the traditional hot Christmas day dinner here's a recipe for a frozen Christmas pudding you might like to try.

FROZEN CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 1/2 cup of currants
• 100 grams glace cherries
• 1/4 cup of chopped dried apricots
• Juice and finely grated rind of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup of cream
• 2 litres of chocolate icecream, softened
• 1/2 cup of extra cream
• 1 litre of vanilla icecream, softened
• Extra cream and cherries for decoration

Method:

• Combine fruit and juice in a bowl, If this is for adults only…….add brandy or your favourite liqueur
• Fold cream and fruit into the chocolate icecream
• Pour into a 12 cup icecream mould
• Freeze until firm
• Whip extra cream and fold into vanilla icecream. Add this mixture on top of the chocolate icecream
• Refreeze until needed
• Then unmould Frozen Christmas Pudding…..use a warm towel around the mould or dip the base of the mould in warm water
• Invert onto a plate. Decorate with whipped cream and cherries.

Wonderful to enjoy if you are sweltering at Christmas time 

Enjoy fine cooking and camping