Festive Chocolate Fridge Pudding

A no-bake family favourite that children can help with, perfect for using up store-cupboard bits and creating a show-stopping festive dessert together!

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g dark chocolate chopped into small pieces
  • 100 g butter
  • 100 g golden syrup
  • 200 g ginger nuts or spiced Christmas biscuits
  • 150 g glacé cherries
  • 150 g dried cranberries
  • 50 g white chocolate (optional)

Notes

  • Use the sunflower oil to oil a 1.2-litre pudding basin.
  • Tip the dark chocolate, butter and syrup into a heatproof bowl, then put the kettle on to boil.
  • Pour the hot water into a slightly smaller heatproof bowl and sit the bowl of chocolate over it, stirring occasionally until melted.
  • Meanwhile, put the biscuits in a food bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into smaller pieces.
  • Tip the crushed biscuits, cranberries and most of the cherries (reserve two for decorating later) into the melted chocolate along with the sea salt flakes.
  • Mix together using a rubber spatula until thick and combined, then scrape into the prepared basin, pushing it down so it’s packed in and comes up the sides.
  • Chill for at least 3 hours or overnight until completely set.
  • Boil the kettle again, fill a large heatproof bowl with the hot water and dip the basin in briefly to loosen the cake.
  • Invert onto a serving plate and chill again to set.
  • If you like, melt the white chocolate as before and drizzle over the top for a “cream” effect.
  • Decorate with the reserved cherries and bay leaves.
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