Christmas taste test: the best gluten-free Christmas puddings (2024)

FAQs

What is the great taste Christmas pudding? ›

LillyPuds Great Taste award winning Christmas pudding produced with the finest vine fruits, apples, apricots, almonds and ginger blended with brandy and Brentwood Brewing Company Chockwork Orange beer.

The puddings, made with raisins, currants, sultanas and, of course brandy, are being replaced by more exotic versions — or even alternatives. Blackburn food manufacturer Bright Blue Foods, formerly McCambridge Foods, has withdrawn its Mrs Peek's branded traditional Christmas puddings from the market, a spokesman said.

Most recipes for a Traditional Christmas Pudding contain wheat flour (it's similar to a small cake), which means both store bought and Aunt Edna's recipe for Christmas Pudding is not gluten-free.

The food experts over at CHOICE tested 13 Christmas puddings, with our Golden Champagne Pudding winning the taste test with a score of 89%. The judges noted that the pudding is great value with a generous fruit topping.

A luxury website in the UK has started selling the world's most expensive Christmas pudding for a staggering $37,000 (£23,000).

Figgy Pudding

This seasonal favorite is essentially the same as a Christmas pudding but with the sweet addition of – wait for it – figs. It's a perfect twist on the classic flavor and allows you to maintain the flaming pizzazz of the original.

Well Christmas pudding (also called plum pudding, Christmas pudd or Christmas pud) is traditionally the main dessert served with Christmas dinner in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries, but it's origins are very much British. Plum pudding is a very rich dessert which is boiled or steamed.

The very first version of the pudding originated in the 14th century. The British-made porridge called "frumenty" is made of beef and mutton with raisins, wines, currants, and spices – quite a collection of tastes! At that time, pudding tended to be more like soup and was eaten in the time of Christmas preparation.

By the mid-1600s, plum pudding was sufficiently associated with Christmas that when Oliver Cromwell came to power in 1647 he had it banned, along with Yule logs, carol-singing and nativity scenes. To Cromwell and his Puritan associates, such merry-making smacked of Druidic paganism and Roman Catholic idolatry.

What is the item hidden in Christmas pudding? ›

It was common practice to include small silver coins in the pudding mixture, which could be kept by the person whose serving included them. The usual choice was a silver threepence or a sixpence.

The following Jello Pudding products do not contain gluten, and are regarded as gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease: Jell-O Banana Cream Instant Pudding. Jell-O Caramel Instant Pudding. Jell-O Chocolate Fudge Instant Pudding.

Yes! Most pudding and instant pudding mix brands and flavors are safe for those with Celiac disease or gluten intolerance. There are many foods out there that use gluten-based thickening agents. Still, pudding almost always uses cornstarch, which is safe for those on a gluten-free diet.

The Matthew Walker factory, in Heanor, was founded in 1899 by a farmer's son, and is known as the oldest Christmas pudding-maker in the world.