Low Fat Christmas Pudding

The following Christmas recipe will help you lose weight when combined with your Super Slim diet. Please speak with your personal consultant for more weight loss details of this and other recipes.

Ingredients

• 8oz/400g mixed fruit
• 6oz/180g carrots, finely grated
• 1 medium apple, finely grated
• juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
• 2oz/60g ground hazelnuts or almonds
• 4oz/120g dark soft brown sugar
• 6oz/180g fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 6floz Guinness or stout
• 2 tblsp brandy or rum
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 tsp margarine

Mix together all ingredients, except the eggs and marg. Cover and leave in a cool place overnight. Stir the beaten egg into the mixture. Grease a 2pt pudding basin with the marg. Pour in the mixture and cover with a circle of greaseproof paper, secure with a piece of foil. Steam for 9 hours over simmering water, topping up water as required.