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    Published on Nov 17, 2016. Modified on Jan 23, 2024 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 44 Comments

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding 

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    Have you started planning for Christmas? The food I mean rather than the presents.

    If you want to have a change from a Christmas pudding, or are catering for a crowd and want an alternative to add to your menu, how about a slow cooker gingerbread pudding?

    Inspired by the flavours of sticky gingerbread cake, but served as a steamed pudding, this dessert is bound to please a crowd.

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding
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    Ginger pudding 

    A traditional steamed pudding spiced with ginger and other festive spices and drizzled with lashings of golden syrup, this would make a great winter dessert for a cold day as well a being a festive favourite.

    Use your slow cooker to steam the pudding and your kitchen won’t be filled with steam, plus you will have an extra ring free on the hob for your Christmas trimmings and sides.

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

    Ingredients

    Here’s what you will need for this recipe, get the quantities in the recipe card further down:

    • butter
    • dark brown sugar
    • golden syrup
    • ground ginger
    • ground nutmeg
    • ground cinnamon
    • flour
    • eggs

    Method

    1. Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Stir in the golden syrup.
    2. Sift in the spices and flour and mix well. Add the eggs one by one.
    3. Put the mixture in a buttered pudding bowl (I used a 1 litre pudding basin). Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding
    4. Cover the top of the bowl with cling film.
    5. Fill the slow cooker pot with an inch of boiling water, then place the pudding bowl in the pot. Replace the lid and steam the pudding for 2.5 hours on high.
    6. Invert the pudding bowl, and tip the pudding onto a serving plate.
    7. •Drizzle over golden syrup and serve with custard or ice cream.

    Dig in while it is hot and add a jug of custard on the side, with the sweet golden syrup balanced by the warming flavour of ginger.

    There’s no need to wait for Christmas though, we enjoyed this for a weekend treat too on a wintry day. Just look at the shine on that golden syrup, you could dive right in!

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

    More steamed puddings

    For more steamed pudding ideas, check these out:

    • my slow cooker cranberry and vanilla steamed pudding
    • slow cooker syrup sponge
    • Snowdon pudding from Tin and Thyme
    • slow cooker orange and almond steamed pudding with toffee sauce from Supergolden Bakes
    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

    Inside, the pudding is soft and the syrup soaks into the centre when you pour it on top of the warm cake. It won’t get dry when you steam the pudding, and the texture is just perfect.

    Slow cooker desserts

    If you are a fan of slow cooker puddings and desserts, you are in the right place! Check out all my slow cooker desserts recipes for loads more ideas.

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

    More Christmas recipes

    Make sure you check out my Christmas slow cooker post full of edible gifts, sweet treats, Christmas dinner recipes and more, all made in your slow cooker!

    Recipe

    Steamed pudding covered in golden syrup on white plate with holly decoration.

    Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

    A gingerbread flavoured pudding steamed in the slow cooker
    4.92 from 12 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Slow Cooker
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 334kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    • 175 g butter softened
    • 100 g dark brown sugar
    • 65 g golden syrup
    • 2 tsp ginger
    • 0.5 tsp nutmeg
    • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
    • 175 g self-raising flour
    • 3 eggs
    • golden syrup a little, to drizzle over the top
    UK Measurements – US Measurements

    Equipment

    round slow cooker
    round slow cooker
    pudding basin
    pudding basin
    festive pudding basin
    festive pudding basin

    Instructions 

    • Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Stir in the golden syrup.
      175 g butter, 100 g dark brown sugar, 65 g golden syrup
    • Sift in the spices and flour and mix well. Add the eggs one by one.
      2 tsp ginger, 0.5 tsp nutmeg, 0.5 tsp cinnamon, 175 g self-raising flour, 3 eggs
    • Put the mixture in a buttered pudding bowl (I used a 1 litre pudding basin).. Cover the top of the bowl with cling film.
    • Fill the slow cooker pot with an inch of boiling water, then place the pudding bowl in the pot. Replace the lid and steam the pudding for 2.5 hours on high.
    • Invert the pudding bowl, and tip the pudding onto a serving plate.
    • Drizzle over golden syrup and serve with custard or ice cream.
      golden syrup

    Notes

    Slow cooker size: For this recipe you need to use a large slow cooker. Mine is 5.7 litre. Or one that fits the size of pudding basin you want to use inside.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a star rating and comment below to let me know how you got on!

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    Comments

    1. Laura Spicer says

      December 22, 2022 at 4:21 pm

      I’ve made this a couple of times and it’s delicious! This Christmas we’re going to be out and about a lot- do you think I could make the mixture ahead of time and keeping it in the fridge for a day or two before cooking? TIA

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        December 28, 2022 at 10:46 am

        No it would need to be cooked right away unfortunately. Glad you like it!

        Reply
    2. Shirley Addams says

      October 03, 2022 at 7:34 pm

      Hi, this looks great. Is there a substitute for the syrup used? Would maple syrup work? Thanks

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        October 05, 2022 at 10:57 am

        Hi Shirley. Thanks, hope you try it! Could you explain why you need to substitute, is it because golden syrup is not available where you are? If so, hopefully this article about substitutes will help.

        Reply
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