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Spiced Plum Trifles

A fantastic alternative to Christmas pudding.

Preparation time:
Prepare 20 minutes, plus 1-2 hours chilling time
Cooking time:
15 minutes
Total time:
2 hours 35 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 35 minutes
Serves:
 8
  • Christmas

Ingredients

  • 8 large plums, quartered, stones removed
  • 100ml port
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways
  • Piece of lemon rind, pared
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 2cm piece root ginger, peeled
  • 250g Madeira cake, cut into cubes
  • 250ml tub Waitrose Spiced Plum and Rum Cream
  • 25g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
  • For the custard
  • 284ml carton double cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • 25g caster sugar

Method

  1. Place the plums, port, sugar, vanilla pod, lemon rind, cardamom and ginger in a saucepan. Set over a gentle heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved, then simmer for 10 minutes, or until the plums are tender. Set aside to cool completely, then remove the vanilla, cardamom, ginger and lemon rind. Divide the plums and their juice between 8 individual trifle dishes and top with the Madeira cake.
  2. To make the custard, heat the cream in a heavy-based pan until almost boiling. Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour in a heatproof bowl, then add the hot cream, stirring all the time. Return the custard mixture to the pan and stir over a gentle heat until thickened. Do not allow the mixture to boil or it will split. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely, then spoon over the plums and Madeira cake.
  3. Cover and chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours, until set, then top with the plum and rum cream. Sprinkle over the pistachios and serve.