Christmas Pudding Truffles

Christmas Pudding Truffles is a traditional British recipe for a classic sweet (candy) made from mixed biscuit crumbs and fruit, dipped in chocolate and decorated with marzipan, angelica and cherries so they resemble Christmas puddings. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Christmas Pudding Truffles.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Makes:

12–16

Rating:

Tags : British Recipes

Ingredients:

175g digestive biscuit crumbs
50g dried fruit (eg apples, dates, figs, raisins, currants, sultanas), chopped
50g toasted mixed nuts, chopped
50g ground almonds
50g raspberry or blackcurrant jam
grated zest of 1 orange
brandy or dark rum, to taste
white marzipan
angelica
glacé cherries
icing sugar
dark chocolate or cocoa powder

Method:

Mix the biscuit crumbs, dried fruit, nuts, ground almonds, jam and orange zest in a large bowl. Add enough of the rum to form a stiff mixture. Form this mix into walnut-sized balls and lightly coat in cocoa powder, or dip in melted chocolate and allow to set.

Decorate the top with a small piece of white marzipan to resemble icing and add glacé cherries and candied angelica to resemble holly berries and leaves.

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