How To Cook A Christmas Pudding In Slow Cooker

To reheat the pudding in the slow cooker.
How to cook a christmas pudding in slow cooker. Spoon the mixture into the pudding steamer and seal with the lid. Place the pudding steamer into the slow cooker and fill slightly with water. In a bowl combine the dried fruit mixed peel brown sugar and almond meal.
If possible preheat the slow cooker and then add the pudding and enough hot water from a just boiled kettle to come half way up the side of the pudding basin. The ultimate christmas pudding is likely to need around 13 hours cooking on high setting of the slow cooker. Fill with boiling water up to 2 3rds of the way up the bowl and cook on low for 2 3 hours until heated through and soft.
Remove the pudding from storage and tie string around the edge of the cling film to secure it as per the cooking instructions then place it in the slow cooker. Cover and bring to a simmer. Next day preheat the slow cooker to high and add boiling water to a depth of about 4cm.