Luke Mangan's family ice-cream puddings

Name: Luke Mangan's family ice-cream puddings
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: * These can be made up to a week ahead.; 1L good-quality vanilla ice-cream; 35g well-toasted slivered almonds; 50g chopped red and green maraschino cherries (or glace); 40g sultanas; 35g chopped dried mango; 2 tbsp mixed peel; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tbsp Irish cream liqueur; 1 tbsp Cointreau; 100g dark chocolate, melted

Luke Mangan

December 5, 2012

Time:< 30 minsServes:6

Chef Luke Mangan has been eating ice-cream plum puddings since he was a lad. "Mum always made one," he says. "It just seemed mad to us to eat a hot traditional pudding."

Ingredients

* These can be made up to a week ahead.
1L good-quality vanilla ice-cream
35g well-toasted slivered almonds
50g chopped red and green maraschino cherries (or glace)
40g sultanas
35g chopped dried mango
2 tbsp mixed peel
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp Irish cream liqueur
1 tbsp Cointreau
100g dark chocolate, melted

Method

Step 1
Place the ice-cream into a large bowl and chop coarsely.
Step 2
Add the almonds, fruit, spices and liqueurs and mix gently until combined.
Step 3
Spoon the mixture into six moulds (3/4 cup or 180ml capacity) and level the tops. Cover and freeze overnight or until firm.
Step 4
Dip the base of the moulds in warm water for a few seconds and run a butter knife around the edges.
Step 5
Invert the moulds on to serving plates and spoon melted chocolate over. Decorate, if desired, and serve immediately.