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.
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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.
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
Here’s how to make this gingerbread pudding in your slow cooker. Read this guide with photos and tips so you get it first right time. Quantities are in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Step 1. Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Stir in the golden syrup.
Step 2. Sift in the spices and flour and mix well. Add the eggs one by one.
Step 3. Put the mixture in a buttered pudding bowl (I used a 1 litre pudding basin).
Step 4. Cover the top of the bowl with cling film.
Step 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.
Step 6. Invert the pudding bowl, and tip the pudding onto a serving plate.
Step 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!
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
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
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Recipe
Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding
Ingredients
- 175 g (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) butter softened
- 100 g (½ cup) dark brown sugar
- 65 g (3 tbsp + 1 tsp) golden syrup
- 2 tsp ginger
- 0.5 tsp (½ tsp) nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp (½ tsp) cinnamon
- 175 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) self-raising flour
- 3 eggs
- golden syrup a little, to drizzle over the top
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
Libby says
I have a 1/2 litre pudding basin and small slow cooker. I can half the ingredients, do I also need to half the cooking time?
bakingqueen74 says
Sorry I haven’t tested this so I am not sure. I would cook for one hour then test the cake and take it from there.
Pari says
Hi there, I’m planning to make this pudding for Christmas. Any tips on how to store it if i make it a couple of days in advance? Many thanks
bakingqueen74 says
This would be best made the night before or on the day. As a light sponge it might go dry or soft if made in advance.
Topias Mäkelä says
And how much water you put in the slow cooker?
Topias Mäkelä says
How big was the pot which you use to cooks this beutiful pudding? How much dough you put in one pot?
bakingqueen74 says
Hi there. I used a 1 litre pudding basin, you can find this too linked in the equipment section. All the cake batter goes into one basin. I add about an inch of water before putting the bowl into the slow cooker pot, which will then be about two inches deep or so with the pudding basin in the slow cooker. I use a large 5.7 litre slow cooker.
Vicki says
Hi, I’d love to make this for Christmas but a member of my family is vegan. Is there a substitute I can use for the eggs and any idea how well it would work? Many thanks
bakingqueen74 says
I’m afraid I have not tried this as we are not vegan. I looked this up for you and in other recipes people sometimes use non-dairy yogurt, unsweetened apple sauce or a ‘flax egg’ to replace eggs in baking recipes. A flax egg is made by mixing 1 tbsp of ground flaxseed with 3 tbsp of warm water and leaving it to thicken. You would need to triple that as this recipe uses three eggs. I don’t know how this would turn out so would suggest a trial run. Otherwise look up a vegan steamed pudding recipe for best results.
Terry -anne Taylor says
Hi is there a ginger sauce that can pour over iinstead if syrup Also can you use fresh ginger grated
Thank you
bakingqueen74 says
I don’t use a ginger sauce as I like a sweet sauce but you could make one if you like to add more heat! Fresh ginger isn’t often used in baking, I would recommend ginger powder which has more heat. You’d need to use loads of fresh ginger to get the same heat as two teaspoons of dried.
Eleanor says
If you use stem ginger in syrup for baking at any point, mix a couple of tablespoons of the syrup it’s preserved in with golden syrup. Or just use the jar syrup by itself if you like it more gingery.
Shelagh says
How much water would I put in the slow cooker for this? I’m assuming I don’t really fill the slow cooker with boiling water as it would overflow when I put the pudding in. If I put the pudding in, then add the boiling water, how far up the pudding bowl should the water come?
bakingqueen74 says
Yes that’s right don’t fill to top, just about an inch or so then check the level when the pudding basin is in. You can always add a little more after the bowl is in. I usually have it about two inches deep when the bowl is in. Will update the instructions!
Shelagh says
Thank you 🙂 I made it this afternoon and it’s yummy! I shall definitely be trying more puddings in my slow cooker.
bakingqueen74 says
Great! Hope you have seen I have loads more slow cooker desserts for you to try. https://bakingqueen74.co.uk/category/slow-cooker-2/slow-cooker-desserts/
Suzie says
Made this for the first time for Christmas Day! My partner and I absolutely love it! The sponginess and texture of the pudding made it a real delight in the mouth. The balance of spices only added to the sweet yet not to sweet flavour. Thank you for much! This made my husband very happy!
bakingqueen74 says
So great to hear, thanks for coming here to post Suzie!
Angie Bailey says
I have never used my slow cooker for puddings before . Its gooey..sticky..lots of flavour and most of all got a big thumbs up from my teenage son .. will definitely make it again
bakingqueen74 says
Brilliant Angie thanks so much for letting me know!
Susan Hewitt says
I’m converted! This is the way for steamed puddings in future. Even got the thumbs up from my mother in law.
bakingqueen74 says
Brilliant Susan!
Helen says
This was SOOOO delicious, light and fluffy texture. Definitely going to be making this again.
bakingqueen74 says
Brilliant, so glad to hear you enjoyed it Helen!
Phil says
Easy to follow recipe, great texture – next time i’d up the spices and salt a bit – and likely throw in a handful of sultanas
Slow cooker! How amazing is that. I may look for another use.
andeea Riegling says
Where were the purchased the mold to make this in a pressure cooker? Thank you
bakingqueen74 says
Hi, I made this in a slow cooker not a pressure cooker. I used a normal pudding basin (ceramic).
You could check Amazon for accessories that can be used in a pressure cooker. https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/influencer-0e6ce764?ref=exp_inf_sh_mb_tx
Delices and Gourmandises says
I have long searched for this recipe. It looks easy and yummy, I think I’m gonna try it ! Thank you so much!
jennypaulin says
this looks superb Lucy! I love the flavours and the look of it and i especially love that it was made in the slow cooker. i have still not made a dessert in my slow cooker, but this pud is tempting me i can tell you`!
Thank you for linking up to #BakeoftheWeek x
bakingqueen74 says
thanks Jenny! I think you could also make it the traditional way in a pudding basin in a bain marie. I am just not sure of timings as I always use the slow cooker!
Anca says
Fab. I don’t have a slow cooker, but I imagine it can be so helpful. The texture of the pudding looks great.
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Anca!
Tastefully Vikkie says
Going to bed hungry now . This looks amazing!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Vikkie, it was too tasty!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I am so ready for all the gingerbread recipes! I also am obsessed with my slow cooker at the moment and I had a gingerbread recipe planned, but I might have to try yours as it looks amazing.
bakingqueen74 says
Isn’t gingerbread just the best! Look forward to your recipe.
HedgeComber says
Ha! I’m just the same Lucy, no interest in the presents but my entire Xmas day feast is already planned out to the letter 🙂 Love the look of your pudding, may try & find room to squeeze it in!
Janie x
bakingqueen74 says
Teehee Janie, isn’t that the truth! Yes go on, you know you want to.
littlesunnykitchen says
I can’t believe that you actually made this in your slow cooker! Sounds and looks amazing! I often bake in my multicooker, but haven’t tried steaming a pudding yet. Will have to give it a try though 🙂
bakingqueen74 says
You must try in your multi cooker, I bet it would work really well!