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Christmas Plum Pudding-The Easy Way

Servings: 12
Comments:
Here's a quick and easy Christmas Plum Pudding if you're busy, but still want a nice traditional Christmas pudding for your holiday dessert.

Ingredients:
1 lb. can (2 cups) purple plums
1 pkg. gingerbread mix
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup light raisins or currants
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions:
Drain canned plums, reserving syrup for sauce. Cut pitted plums into pieces. Prepare gingerbread according to package directions adding salt, plum pieces, raisins and nuts. Transfer to well greased 8 cup pudding mold. Bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour. Loosen edges and immediately un-mold on serving plate. Meanwhile prepare the Plum Sauce.

Plum Sauce:
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. lemon juice

Instructions:
Add water to reserved plum syrup to make 1 1/2 cups. Combine sugar and cornstarch in small sauce pan. Gradually add syrup. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and boiling. Cook 1 minute. Add lemon juice. Serve warm over plum pudding. Flame with brandy if desired.

Plum Pudding serves 12.

Source: DianasDesserts.com
Date: November 17, 2002