steamed sponge pudding

This light, fluffy steamed pudding cooks in just four minutes in the microwave. Serve it with golden syrup, or jam and custard.

Syrup sponge in the microwave

125 grams/4 ounces butter, melted,

caster sugar

eggs

flour

tsp baking powder

lemons, zest and juice

milk

tbsp golden syrup,

Steamed golden syrup sponge pudding with vanilla custard

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, softened,

115 grams/4¼oz plain flour, sifted

1½tsp baking powder

brown sugar

vanilla custard, to serve (optional)

No need to steam this pudding for hours, it takes five minutes in the microwave. This recipe is specially designed for feeding a large group.

Quick syrup and lemon sponge pudding

350 grams/12 ounces butter, softened,

golden syrup

grams/4½oz caster sugar

lemons, zest only

eggs,

litre/2 pints custard

This simple but very delicious chocolate orange dessert uses half a pack of sponge cake mix for speed and value. Top with melted orange-flavoured chocolate for a luxurious alternative to Christmas pudding. 

If you already have some baking ingedients in your cupboard, you might prefer to make this from scratch rather than use cake mix. If so, here's a <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/microwave_chocolate_87724"> recipe using a homemade chocolate sponge mixture</a>.

This recipe is part of the <a href=" https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/menus/budget_christmas_dinner_menu"> Budget Christmas Dinner Menu</a> and the <a href=" https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/menus/budget_vegetarian_christmas_dinner"> Budget vegetarian Christmas dinner menu</a>, both serve four people three courses for £15.

Chocolate orange microwave pudding

vegetable oil, for greasing

pack chocolate sponge mix

orange,

custard, cream or ice cream, to serve (see tip below)

grams/3½oz orange flavoured milk chocolate,

orange (optional)

This rich fruit clootie dumpling is a classic Scottish steamed pudding, serve with clotted cream and a dram of whisky.

Clootie dumpling

(8 ounces) plain flour,

tsp bicarbonate of soda

tsp mixed spice

cinnamon

ginger

¼tsp sea salt

175 grams/6 ounces caster sugar,

100 grams/4 ounces shredded suet

100 grams/4 ounces sultanas

currants

dates

raisins

apple

tbsp black treacle

150 milliliters/5fl oz buttermilk

clotted cream

This makes one of the best Sunday-lunch puddings you will ever eat. If by any chance you have any leftovers, they microwave most satisfactorily.

Lemon and elderflower drizzle pudding

grams/1¾oz full-fat Greek yoghurt

150 grams/5½oz caster sugar

grams/3½oz rice flour (or plain flour

75 grams/2¾oz ground almonds

fine sea salt

1½ tsp baking powder (gluten-free if necessary)

free-range eggs,

tbsp undiluted elderflower cordial

cream,

100 milliliters/3½fl oz undiluted elderflower cordial

lemon juice

Try the Hairy Bikers’ recipe for a classic steamed syrup sponge, simple to make and guaranteed to impress.

For this recipe you will need a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basin. 

Steamed syrup sponge pudding

175 grams/6 ounces butter, softened,

grams/4½oz golden caster sugar

custard

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