Christmas Pudding

I have opened and eaten the said pudding, it was delicious, the smell of alcohol when opened set me over the drink driving limit 😅😆. Thanks for your replies. Happy New Year.

Add some booze to it when you cook it.
It will be fine.

I plan to eat my second small Xmas pud today. With sweet white sauce which is my favourite.
Mu sister and brother who came on Boxing day - for a second Xmas dinner - aren't keen on the pud, so I made them my special chocolate cake instead.
Originally from a no-egg WW2 recipe my Mum had, it's very adaptable, and this time was actually vegan as I used Vitalite non-dairy as the fat. Lots of cocoa and a chocolate
filling.
They loved it - and I gave them the rest to take home home as otherwise I would eat it all...

I would think so,it's Christmas Pudding not meat... My dad saud during the war they were given tinned corned beef left over from WW1. He never ate corned beef,hated it. He said it was fine as it was tinned,they just got sick of it.

My Aunt would make them for the family in January for the following year, so nearly 2 years old. Mind you soaked in alcohol and well wrapped. Delicious!

Sprinkle with brandy so that it'll be moist if it seems a bit dry, but if it hasn't been opened or tampered with it should, in theory, be OK.

I would eat it without a second thought!

It'll be lovely. Eat and enjoy!

Although I seldom buy a Christmas pud as I find a home made one really stands out being so much richer. However, today I bought a Christmas pud to enjoy eating slowly on my own as on Christmas Day it was all sorting everything out for the family.

I made 2 in Autumn 24 , we had one that Christmas , the other wrapped and ready with a pudding cloth came out of the cupboard this time last week . It was lovely after a few hours steaming with extra brandy , still is after a burst in the microwave . However I’m now passing the bowls and the recipe to my son , the only family member who eats it now . Too much fuel and faff , Tesco finest ( other brands etc … ) from now on . No one was harmed , yours will be fine .

I made a Christmas pudding in October 2024 cooked it in the microwave for 5 minutes then stuck it in the fridge until Christmas day 2025. I removed it put it in the microwave for another 5 minutes to heat up and served it. Everyone enjoyed it and we were not the worse for wear. So zi would think that yours would be fine.

Yes, it should be fine.

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Yum!

It will be absolutely fine.

Yes - best before usually means just that, not that it becomes unsafe afterwards, but in the case of Christmas puds, IMO more mature often means better!

I feel sure it will be lovely- enjoy!

Yes, it will be lovely and mature. 👍