Favourite Christmas Recipes

Icy Christmas Pudding

Ingredients:

2 litres chocolate ice cream - softened
1/4 cup chocolate buttons - broken into quarters
2 cups mixed dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants)
100g glace cherries - cut into quarters
50g chopped glace apricots
50g chopped glace pineapple
1 tablespoon finely chopped glace ginger
1/2 cup chopped pecan nuts
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
1 tablespoon brandy

Putting it together:

Mix the fruits, orange rind, Grand Marnier and brandy in a bowl and leave to stand for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
Break up the ice cream using a metal spoon and put into a large mixing bowl.
To the ice cream add the fruit mixture, the nuts and the broken chocolate buttons. Stir until well mixed.
Line a 9 cup capacity bowl or pudding basin with plastic wrap.
Spoon the mixture into the bowl and smooth the surface.
Cover with plastic wrap and freeze overnight.

To serve, unmold the the "pudding" and cut into wedges. Serve with creme friache.

Variations:

Use vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate and serve with a chocolate sauce instead of creme friache.