i have the pleasure of making the dessert for christmas day this year, i don't know about you but after a huge turkey christmas dinner, I can never quite face christmas pudding as its too heavy, so I decided to give this recipe for christmas pudding semifreddo a whirl, having recently tried this at the union chapel in islington, i thought it would be a winner, i will let you know how it went down in the new year.....
ingredients
600ml double cream
300g creme fraiche
250ml cognac spiced cream
2 tsp cinnamon
2tsp vanilla extract
250g christmas pudding crumbled
9 egg yolks
250g caster sugar
topping
200g christmas pudding crumbled
50g demerara sugar
20ml brandy
method
1. whip double cream, creme fraiche, spiced cream, vanilla extract and cinnamon until soft peaks
2. whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar over a suacepan of boiling water till pale and thickened (4-5 minutes), then mix with electric mixer till cool
3. combine the cream mixture with the egg mixture and add the christmas pudding.
4.sprinkle christmas pudding crumbs with sugar and brandy and bake for around 10 minutes
5. line tin with christmas pudding crumbs and then fill with ice cream mixture, freeze for 6 hours minimum
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