18 of the best Christmas pudding recipes

We’ve taken the classic retro dessert and turned it into a joyous Christmas pudding. Full of fruit and gently spiced, this is bound tobecome a favourite.

Recipe: Pineapple Upside Down Christmas Pudding

This traditional-style pudding is free from gluten, egg, nuts and is suitable for vegans. If you’d prefer to make it alcohol-free, replace the rum with orange juice. Remember to check brands to make sure they are suitable for a gluten-free diet, if needed.

Recipe: Free-From Christmas Pudding

An unctuously soft pudding, that’s mildly spiced and not too sweet – this will become your annual go-to.

Recipe: Sticky Toffee Christmas Pudding

This gluten-free pudding is spiced with fragrant chai tea and warming cardamom. You can also use plain wheat flour and regular breadcrumbs if the pudding doesn’t need to be free of gluten.

Recipe: Chai Spiced Christmas Pudding

A zesty Christmas pudding recipe with added richness from the chocolatey twist. Swap the dark chocolate for milk if you prefer a sweeter pudding.

Recipe: Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding

A fruity twist on the classic Christmas pudding. Serve with cream or our boozy butterscotch custard, if you like.

Recipe: Apple and Calvados Christmas Pudding recipe

This light but luxurious Christmas pudding recipe celebrates the classic Champagne cocktail. Orange slices are an easy way to decorate it, and they add wonderful flavour. Make it sparkle with a little edible gold glitter – it is Christmas, after all! Soak the fruits the night before you plan to cook the pudding.

Recipe: Buck's Fizz Christmas pudding recipe

A candied whole orange as a surprise centre gives this Christmas pudding real wow factor. Use any leftover orange sugar syrup in festive cocktails or hot chocolate.

Recipe: Hidden orange pudding recipe

This Christmas pudding is a glorious beauty crowned with pecans and glacé cherries. It's guaranteed to impress at the end of your festive lunch or dinner.

Recipe: Crowned pecan Christmas pudding recipe

A classic Christmas pudding recipe, this boozy pudding contains prunes which give a delicious sticky sweet texture.

Recipe: Rum 'n' Plum Christmas pudding recipe

This fruity Christmas pudding recipe contains apple juice and brandy for a deeper flavour and moist texture.

Recipe: Christmas pudding recipe

An easy Christmas pudding recipe. Maybe our easiest. Cooked in minutes, the microwave does all the work in this super quick and simple pudding. So simple you can make it on the day itself.

Recipe: Quick Christmas pudding recipe

A modern twist on the classic Christmas pudding, this version has the addition of dried sour cherries, strawberries and blueberries.

Recipe: Very berry Christmas pudding recipe

Decadent, tender and perfectly spiced, this is the Christmas Pudding recipe to print out and keep forever.

Recipe: Classic Christmas pudding recipe

The rich flavours of fig, pear and brazil nuts give this traditional Christmas pudding an interesting twist, while cranberries and orange provide a zesty kick.

Recipe: Fig, orange and cranberry Christmas pudding recipe

A touch of Guinness and chocolate add a rich dark flavour to this Christmas pudding recipe.

Recipe: Dark and fruity Christmas pudding recipe

You can’t go wrong with this delicious Christmas pudding recipe. Make sure to try this one on Stir-Up Sunday (20th November 2022).

Recipe: Stir up Sunday Christmas Pudding recipe

With its golden crown of succulent pears, this juicy Christmas pudding is sure to finish the feast on a fruity high note.

Recipe: Pear and ginger pudding recipe