The Christmas Pudding Parade!
Whether you're partial to a pudding filled with sweet plum jam or prefer a royally delicious pud that's fit for (and named after) a King, Fortnum's is the perfect place to find a fitting treat for your post-feast dessert course.
Each the patient handiwork of our family-run pudding specialist in Essex – where glorious things have been baked with pride since 1939 – the quintet of puddings below are each made to a Fortnum's exclusive recipe, using nothing but the finest ingredients from around the globe. What's more, we've even included a few festive favourites that pair perfectly with our ever-popular dessert course creations. So without further ado, let the Pudding Parade begin!
Christmas Figgy Pudding
A figgy, festive treat, made from the finest plump fruits soaked in Rum & Fig Liqueur before being lavishly covered in a layer of Fortnum’s very own Fig & Lemon Preserve. Notes of cinnamon, ginger and cloves await, in abundance.
King George Christmas Pudding
Our traditional, tipsy pud is full of finest currants, raisins and sultanas, topped off with generous doses of Full-Strength Navy Rum and Fortnum’s cognac and made with real beef suet. A pudding named for a king and fit for one too!
Gluten-Free & Vegan St. James Christmas Pudding
Handmade at every stage and packed with the finest dried fruits, our Free From St James Christmas Pudding is vegan-friendly, and nut, alcohol and gluten-free. The perfect centrepiece pud for everyone at your table.
Christmas Ginger Sponge Pudding
This deliciously spiced sponge pudding is bursting with Fortnum’s Ginger Preserve and Orange & Ginger Marmalade. A must for pudding enthusiasts, it's a lighter, brighter, zestier alternative to the classic Christmas Pudding.
The Pudding Song
(to the tune of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)
Bring the pudding to the table,
Give her pride of time and place.
Light the pudding when you're able,
Mind the flames around your face!
Joyful all the spoonfuls shared,
Of this sweet thing so prepared.
With plump fruits and spirits high,
Save no room for the mincemeat pies!
When the mighty pud is done,
Shall we make another one?
Queen Victoria Plum Pudding
Inspired by Queen Victoria’s love of Christmas and presented in an exclusive bowl wrapped in a keepsake tea towel, this wonderful pud hides our Plum Preserve at its heart, while the Cherry Liqueur-soaked fruits and Cherry & Brandy Preserve, Marcona Almond and Glace Cherry toppings are a tribute to an 1897 dessert, made for Victoria's Jubilee.
...and don't forget the Christmas Cognac Butter!
Made with real Cognac and highest-quality butter, this gently tipsy and ever-so moreish stuff is made to be spooned with abandon atop your favourite pudding on Christmas Day. We can also confirm that's it's utterly delicious spread liberally on morningtime toast...and rumour has it that some people even like to enjoy eating it directly from the jar. Dig in!
A Short, Sweet History of Fortnum's Puddings
Since making our first batch in the 18th century, we've send our festive puds to British soldiers during the First World War, impressed Agatha Christie enough for her to include one in a Poirot story and, in recent years, created vegan and vegetarian-friendly versions too. After all, it's not quite Christmas without a pudding...
