Ingredients
- 1 (optional) vanilla bean split
- a wee bit vanilla essence
- ยพ cup currants
- ยพ cup sultanas
- 120g red glace cherries or dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp brandy
- 395g can Nestle sweetened condensed milk
- 600mL double cream
- ยฝ cup slivered almonds. toasted
- 150g Nestle dark melts
Accompaniment
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Description
DM made this for Christmas Eve - it is yummy!
Method
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1. Scrape seeds out of vanilla pod. Place in large bowl with fruit and cover with brandy. Stand 1 hour.
2. Place condensed milk and cream in bowl of electric mixer, beat until thick.
3. Discard vanilla pod and fold fruit and almonds into cream mixture.
4. Spoon into 6 cup (1.5L) pudding basin, lined with cling film.
5. Cover, freeze for several hours or overnight.
6. Turn mould onto serving plate, remove platic.
7. Melt chocolate and pour over to decorate.
Chef's Tips
If your friends are drunks who don't like brandy, vodka works just as well!
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