This Christmas Pudding Ice Cream Sauce is just perfect poured over ice cream as a really quick but delicious festive dessert, or as a homemade gift
"Wow, that actually smells just like a Christmas Pudding!"... high praise indeed, and guess what - it tastes just like a Christmas Pudding too. If you're in need of a crowd-pleasing festive dessert but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen, you can't go wrong with this super-speedy ice cream sauce.
This is simply a (slightly boozy) toffee sauce, with all the best bits of a Christmas pudding piled into it - sultanas, dried figs, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and brandy. It will take you less than 10 minutes to make, but is memorably good poured (still warm) over a good-quality vegan vanilla ice cream. After a large-ish lunch I'm not often in the mood for a heavy pudding with custard, but somehow there's always a little bit of room for a scoop of ice cream.
Festive Ice Cream Sauce
This would also make a really lovely homemade gift, poured into a sterilised jar and tied with a pretty ribbon. It will keep for a few months in the fridge.
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📖 Recipe
Christmas Pudding Ice Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 50 g dairy-free margarine
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 125 g light brown sugar
- 100 ml dairy-free cream (oat or soya)
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup or black treacle
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 50 g raisins
- 25 g chopped dried figs or dates
- zest of 1 orange
- 50 ml brandy or sherry
Instructions
- Melt the margarine in a saucepan, and add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir well to ensure there are no lumps.
- Add all the remaining ingredients (except the brandy or sherry), and bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Remove from the heat, stir through the brandy or sherry, and leave to cool - it will thicken as it cools.
- Serve - for instance over vegan ice cream, scattered with chopped pecan nuts. The sauce will keep in an airtight tub or jar in the fridge for two months.
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Sarah (@tamingtwins) says
This sounds so yummy! I love the Christmas pudding flavours and great ice cream, this sounds like a delicious pairing.
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
In the two days this has been up I keep coming back to it. I made it this evening and it was AMAZING! We served it over some vanilla ice cream we had in the freezer it was delicious 🙂 thank you!!!!!
thevegspace says
Ah Emma you've made my day, thank you! So lovely when someone tries a recipe and it isn't a disaster! ( but I guess with butter, sugar, cream & golden syrup you can't go too far wrong....)
Laura@howtocookgoodfood says
What a brilliant idea and I can just imagine how good it smells. I would love this with my mince pies and lots of ice cream!
Isabella says
I LOVE this! Such a fab idea, will make a fantastic festive dessert in the run up to Christmas next week!
Nadia's Healthy Kitchen says
Ooo what a great idea!! I would definitely prefer this to Christmas cake as a post Christmas dinner dessert 😀
Kerry at Kerry Cooks says
Ooh what a fabulous idea! Ice cream is so refreshing after a big meal (especially with our currently tropical Christmas weather!) so this would be perfect!
Heidi Roberts says
OMG this looks positively food porn in it's highest form!!
Sisley White says
Never have I wanted to eat something so much right now! Saving this for my week off before Christmas. I'm sure my family will be thrilled 🙂