Christmas pudding pops
A fun, child-friendly way of using up leftover Christmas pudding
“THE CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS AND PERFECTLY SUITED TO YOUNG IMAGINATIONS”
This recipe is a fantastic way to engage kids in the kitchen, turning the leftover Christmas pudding into an exciting and creative activity. The customisation options are endless and perfectly suited to young imaginations – from a full coat of chocolate to a half-dip, and a variety of decorations like colourful sprinkles or chopped nuts. Perfect for holiday gatherings, these pops offer a unique dessert option that ensures your leftover Christmas pud doesn’t go to waste, and that children will be proud to have helped create. The recipe below uses 400g of leftover Christmas pudding, yielding 12-15 pudding pops. If you have more or less pudding, you may find you need more or less white chocolate.
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Recipe Meta
Prep
10 mins
Cook
N/A
Serves
Makes 12-15
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 400g leftover Christmas pudding
- 200g white chocolate
- Sprinkles or other edible decorations
- 12-15 popsicle sticks
Method
Using your hands, roll the leftover Christmas pudding into 5cm balls. It should be very sticky. If it is dried out, try microwaving for 10-15 seconds to loosen.
Push the popsicle sticks gently into each Christmas pudding ball and mould the pudding around the stick so that it is firmly in place.
Roughly chop the white chocolate and add to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on full power for short bursts (15 seconds) until fully melted, stirring in between so it doesn’t burn.
Prepare a baking tray with baking paper. One by one, dip the pudding pops into the melted white chocolate. You can coat them entirely, or just half. Dip in sprinkles, or any other garnish you prefer. Chopped nuts or gold leaf also work well!
Place the pudding pops on a baking tray to set. Once all are coated, put in the fridge to harden.
Image: Nadja Auerbach
