Christmas Pudding: More Important Than Mince Pies?

This Christmas it’s all about the Christmas traditions as 92% of people are taking the decision to reject  the new fads and fashions for a traditional Christmastime. 

They want to enjoy the ritual of bringing out the same decorations each year and perhaps adding a few new pieces to add some extra sparkle. In fact, 67% of respondents use the same decorations with a couple of new bits each year, and creating a traditional Christmas feast with the usual favourites of meat, potatoes, stuffing and of course Christmas crackers, too!

With tradition being so important to us Brits, a recent survey (commissioned by LillyPuds), saw the Christmas Pudding ranked more important than mince pies for appearance on the Christmas table.

The same report saw 60% of respondents will have both a Christmas Pudding AND another sweet treat on their Christmas dinner table, 37% of people believe tradition is important when it comes to Christmas desserts and opt for an unadulterated indulgence; shunning “pimped up” puds for the fruity, boozy favourite.

A "must have" for every elegantly dressed dining table and the fantastic finale to a fabulous festive meal this year, has to be an award winning LillyPuds Christmas Pudding.

Made exclusively using only high quality ingredients and produced in England, LillyPuds produce scrumptiously light, fruit-filled puddings suitable for traditionalists and modernists alike.  

With a range of puddings suitable for those looking for a free-from offering too, LillyPuds produce Vegan, Gluten Free and Without Nuts options all which pack a punch in the taste department and their speciality Plum Pudding is orange free after orange allergy sufferers requested a pud they could enjoy too.

All of the ingredients used within a LillyPuds pudding are premium and also sourced responsibly, the packaging can be recycled and is beautiful enough to be given as a present too. So it's Christmas gifting perfection for those foodie members of the family or for a lovely festive hostess or host gift.

The puddings range in price and size, starting at £8.50 for two individual portions ending up going £21.00 for the gigantic 908g. That's almost a kilogram of pudding; so... yes please!  (That's just over two pounds in weight!) The smallest pudding is perfect for one person with the largest serving an entire family. 

Stocked at independent retailers, farm shops and delicatessens UK-wide, and online at the lillypuds.co.uk website.  They can also be found in Ocado, Liberty’s and Selfridges throughout the festive season.

So now the question of which dessert will sparkle on your Christmas dinner table has been answered, now you just need to decide if you’ll enjoy it with cream, custard, ice cream or brandy butter; sprinkled with icing sugar, doused in brandy and flamed, or covered in sparklers!