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The ultimate vegan Christmas pudding recipe
Looking for a vegan Christmas pudding recipe to impress everyone at the festive dinner table? You’ve found it! This rich vegan Christmas pud can be made with brandy or spiced rum and is perfect for finishing up your Xmas feast. Learn how to veganise classic sauces to go on top too!
Been scouring the internet for vegan Christmas pudding recipes so everyone can enjoy the rich, fruity Christmas classic this year? Well consider your search over.
This ultimate vegan Christmas Pudding recipe will impress vegans and non-vegans alike so you can all tuck in together!
Vegan
Easy
Serves 14 portions
Cook time: 3 hr
Nutrition: per serving
Calories
281kcalProtein
4gTotal fat
1gSaturates
2gFibre
5gCarbs
55gSugar
41gSalt
0g
Unfortunately, not. Most of the pre-made Christmas puddings you will find in the supermarkets will contain non-vegan ingredients like eggs, milk and cream. You may be lucky enough to find a vegan-friendly Christmas pudding in the ‘free from’ isle – but where’s the fun in that?! If you want to really impress, then home-made is the way forward. Without further ado - let’s get straight into the ultimate vegan Christmas pudding recipe!
It’s your pudding, you can top it however you like! Here’s some both traditional and modern Christmas pudding sauces / accompaniments for inspiration:
- Brandy / rum / sherry sauce
- Brandy / rum / sherry butter
- Custard
- Ice cream
It’s inclusive: Choosing to go vegan with any aspect of your Christmas meal means that vegans, as well as those with egg and dairy allergies, and of course non-vegans can all enjoy the same dishes together.
It’s more sustainable for our planet: Swapping dairy and eggs for their plant-based imitators generally slashes the impact your pud has on the environment. For example, Flora’s new ‘Plant B+tter’ has half the impact of normal dairy butter1 and still has the fantastically creamy taste you crave.
First, here is The Vegan Societies’ definition of veganism: "Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment.
In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."2 Basically, a vegan diet is one that excludes all meat and animal products like eggs, milk, cheese, cream, gelatine, fish oil, etc. If it is an animal or comes from an animal, it’s a no-go.
- Bye dry turkey, hello rich and tasty vegan options! Try a traditional tasty nut roast, a walnut, cashew & peanut roast or a stuffed butternut squash with Christmas herbs
- Swap pork sausages and bacon for vegan varieties for pigs in blankets
- Use plant milk and plant-based butter for mashed potatoes
- Roast carrots and parsnips with maple syrup or agave nectar instead of honey
This Christmas pudding serves up a whopping 12-14 portions! So, you may be looking for new ways to enjoy it instead of reheating and re-topping it night after night… Well, we’ve had a think and came up with some tasty ways to use up leftover Christmas pudding, including:
- Christmas pudding, brandy / rum cream and ice cream sundae – layer ‘em up!
- Christmas pudding and banana trifle (just choose vegan whipped cream and ice cream)
- Christmas pudding strudel – make a strudel as normal and just use pudding as the filling
- Christmas pudding cheesecake – spread a layer of the pudding on top of a ready-made vanilla cheesecake or mix cold pudding into the (vegan) cheesecake mixture when you’re making it
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