Name: Three-chocolates Christmas pudding
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Ingredients: 50g of 70% dark chocolate, broken into chunks; 50g of white chocolate, broken into chunks; 25g of cocoa powder; 50g of dried apricots; 100g of dried figs; 100g of dates; 25ml of brandy, plus extra for feeding the pudding; 25ml of port; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 75g of butter, soft; 100g of light muscovado sugar; 2 eggs; 200g of plain flour; 250ml of Guinness; 1 orange, juiced and zested

Three-chocolates Christmas pudding

by Paul A Young

Ingredients

Delicatessen

100g of dried figs

Fruit & Vegetables

100g of dates
1 orange, juiced and zested

Beverages

25ml of brandy, plus extra for feeding the pudding
25ml of port
250ml of Guinness

Spices & Dried Herbs

1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Dairy

75g of butter, soft