Christmas Pudding Ice-Cream Bomb

Serves: 3

Terry Wiza

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

43

Sweetness

40

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

12 fluid ounces

Milk

Directions:

1

Combine the milk and half of the sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to just below the boiling point

2

Combine the egg yolks and remaining sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and ribbons form

3

Bring the milk back to the boil and pour in a thin stream onto egg yolks and sugar whisking steadily

4

Pour the mixture into a double boiler and stir until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon

5

Plunge the base of the pan into cold water

6

Transfer the custard to a jug and cover, chill and pour in the chilled cream

7

Stir in the brandy and churn in the ice-cream maker until it is the consistency of whipped cream

8

Crumble in the pudding and churn for a further five seconds

9

Scrape into a box and freeze for 1 to 2 hours

10

Chill the bomb mold

11

Remove mold from freezer and line each half with pudding mixture

12

Top each half with a brandy-butter-sugar mixture

13

Put halves together and close bomb

14

Allow to freeze hard

15

Turn out, pour some brandy over and ignite