Christmas Figgy Pudding
Surprise your guests with a delicious Christmas Figgy Pudding adding a Victorian flare to your dinner! Enjoy the sweetness of the figs with warm undertones of spices. Top with a Rum Icing or enjoy an alcohol free Christmas Pudding by eliminating the Rum. Or consider a Rum soaked Figgy Pudding by pouring Rum over the pudding while still warm. Any way you serve it, takes you back to a different time!
Most of us love the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. We see this phrase everywhere from Christmas cards to decorations. But there are lyrics that take us back to the Victorian time period:
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some, so bring some out here
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Figgy Pudding Recipe
There are many options when serving a Christmas Figgy Pudding that includes a Rum focused dessert or alcohol free where the sweetness of the figs and spices are the dominant flavors. Consider serving warm or at room temperature to enjoy the flavors.
Gather the ingredients and start with creaming the butter until fluffy adding in molasses, buttermilk, and eggs. Slowly add and mix in dry ingredients ending with mixing in the figs and walnuts. Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray that includes the flour. This makes it so much easier to remove the Christmas Figgy Pudding from the bundt pan. Pour the batter in the prepared bundt pan placing into a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake for 50 to 60 until firm. Let cool for about 10 minutes and then carefully remove to cool on baking rack. Figgy Pudding is a heavy, dense cake.
Serving Christmas Figgy Pudding
Enjoy Figgy Pudding with or without alcohol. A popular option is to wrap the warm Figgy Pudding with cheesecloth pouring Rum over the top allowing it to soak through the pudding. Then top the warm Figgy Pudding with a Rum Icing, which will then slightly melt and is just fabulous! Serve it warm or at room temperature. Remember to store it tightly wrapped so it does not dry out! Add the Rum Icing to the portion of Figgy Pudding that you will enjoy. When ready for another piece, reheat in the microwave, adding some of the Rum Icing.
Another option is to add the Rum Icing to the warm Christmas Figgy Pudding without pouring Rum over the cake. Or when making the Icing, eliminate the Rum for an non-alcoholic version.
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Christmas Figgy Pudding
Pin RecipeEquipment
- Cutting board and knife
- Bundt pan
- Medium size bowl
- Mixing bowl and mixer (ie., stand up mixer or hand mixer)
- Small mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter at room temperature
- 1 cup Molasses
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 Eggs
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Flour sifted
- 1/2 tsp Orange Or Lemon Peel grated
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp Cloves
Add-In Ingredients
- 2 cups Dried Figs about 1 pound, stems removed, chopped
- ½ cup Walnuts chopped
Rum Icing for the Figgy Pudding
- ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter softened
- 1 to 2 tbsp Rum
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
Oven Preparation
- Preheat at 325 degrees.
- Figgy Pudding bakes for 50 to 60 minutes.
- Spray a Bundt Pan with non-stick spray.
Initial Ingredients Preparation
- Sift the flour into a medium size bowl
- Add the remaining dry ingredients
- Prepare the dried figs by removing the stems and chopping to desired size
- Chop the walnuts
Figgy Pudding Preparation
- With a stand up mixer, cream the butter until fluffy
- Add molasses and blend
- Add buttermilk and blend
- Mix in eggs
- Slowly blend in the dry ingredients until incorporated
- Mix in the dried figs and walnuts
- Spray a Bundt Pan with nonstick spray
- Pour batter into the Bundt Pan
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until firm.
Rum Icing Preparation
- Place the butter in a small mixing bowl and blend with a hand mixer.
- Slowly add powdered sugar, rum and vanilla blending until smooth.
- Eliminate the rum for a non-alcoholic version.
- Additional ingredients may be needed depending upon thickness desired.
- Pour over a warm Figgy Pudding.
Looks tempting.
It is like a spice cake with Figs. 💕
I would definitely want that rum added 🙂 Looks wonderful!!
Thank you! It is a dense cake which is perfect for the Rum.
Rum and figs….oh yay!!!!!
They are a fantastic combination! 💕
The Figgy Pudding looks wonderful. With the holidays quickly coming up, this post reminds me that I want to make a steamed pudding recipe this fall.
Thank you! 💕 I love the spices and Figs together. A great combination.
We have flamed Christmas pudding every year that our British BIL makes, but your figgy pudding looks to be a bit different (in a good way) than his. He’ll be over Boxing Day so I plan to make your Figgy Pudding for him and yes soaked with rum. Thanks for sharing.
I would love to see a picture of his flaming pudding. And how it is different. I do not have the nerve to start mine on fire! 💕
Looks delicious! 💕
We really enjoy this cake. It is different than what we typically make. It is a heavy, dense cake with the figs.
“We all want our figgy pudding…” Often wondered what that stuff was. We have a small fig tree. Got it to see what all the hype was about after watching ancient Rome movies. I put them in the fridge– like ’em cold. Made fig jam for the first time and was happy with the results. Not what I expected after eating fig newtons. Now this recipe. Many thanx, Bernice.
I love that you have a fig tree!! I bet fig jam is delicious!! Figgy Pudding is a heavy, dense cake. It is interesting to eat. Let me know if you try it!
Bernice, one after another you have such delicious treats for Christmas!!!
Thank you! They are fun recipes to make and share with everyone. 💕
Saving it for Christmas 🎄
Enjoy!!
How long will it keep once wrapped up please?
I never kept the pudding longer than a week. But my research indicates if you keep the pudding wrapped in cheesecloth in the refrigerator it can keep up to two months. But I have never tried keeping it that long. But maybe I will have to see how it works so I can update this posting. Thanks for stopping by Supper Plate!
Oh my good golly gosh! If only I wasn’t a diabetic!😭😵😉
Awwww. We want decadent desserts for the holidays. Then in the New Year we want healthy options. So I will be looking for low sugar dessert options. 💕
No sugar… no flour, nor carbs!! There’s your challenge! 😁👍🤣
Is this added sugar such as white sugar and brown sugar? What about natural sugar part of a food item? Same for carbs. Is this added carbs such as pie dough?
Looks utterly delicious !
Thank you!! It is yummy!!
Oh yum. Think I just gained 5 lbs. and now need to clean off the drool from my laptop! 😋
I know what you mean!! But luckily you can enjoy a small slice as it is a dense cake. And worth the calories. 🙂
Mmmm. 🙂
Thank you!! It was yummy!!
This cam out DeVine! I made small Bundt cakes. 1/2 GF, 1/2 regular. A real hit. If you like fig newtons, you will love this cake! Thank you!
That is wonderful to hear!! It is delicious! 💕
Figgy pudding came up in discussion over the holidays. No one here had ever had it. I’ve pinned your recipe so that I can try it next Christmas.
Thank you! It is really good!! It is a dense, heavy cake so you will get a lot of servings!! Enjoy!!
I’ve always wanted to make one of these for Christmas, and I don’t know what’s stopping me! I’m printing this recipe now!!!
Enjoy! Figgy Pudding is delicious!! There are so many options on how to add the Rum. Or make it without the Rum. Next year I will try another variation and will update the post.
Sounds amazing! I would definitely add the rum!
It is really good!!!
It was delicious! I made mini bundt cakes and gave out a church. thank you!
I am so happy to hear this wonderful feedback. 🥰🥰