Then I can enjoy Christmas morning before I go for my mum rather than spending it all in the kitchen! It was just the right size for one person and is the perfect way to get your Christmas pudding fix at any time. Blended to perfection with toasted coconut, dark molasses, aromatic allspice, fiery ginger and birds eye chilli. As soon as it comes to simmering point and has thickened, turn the heat right down to its lowest setting, stir in the sugar and let the sauce cook for 10 minutes.

I served the rum sauce with the Matthew Walker individual Christmas pudding which was in the hamper. The darker the "rummier" it tastes, but no real rum tastes like rum flavoring, which is like most derivative products, its own creation. Bird's Brandy Flavour Sauce is delicious served hot with mince pies, steamed puddings, fruit or mincemeat tarts and Christmas Pudding. If we're with my family we always have Christmas pudding and rum sauce but my husband's family aren't all keen on it either so we often have two different desserts.

They live a long way away and I hadn't met her at the time so didn't know what to choose for her but wanted to include her in the present. If you want to make a sauce that is suitable for the whole family then you could add the sugar and then divide the sauce into two jugs. This is not the case for Bird's Custard Powder at this moment in time due to our current manufacturing processes and operations. I did check out their site for the gluten free hampers, but wasn't that impressed with the free from versions.

It offers a rich and flavourful experience with a well-balanced blend of brandy, enhancing the traditional sauce. As a responsible manufacturer, we will only confirm if a product is gluten free when we hold current analytical test information. We track calories and 7 key nutrients - carbs, sugar, fibre, protein, fat, saturated fat and sodium. The sauce will keep for a few days and just needs a gentle reheating on the stove-top, or even in the microwave. Aside from the Christmas pudding, I have to say that my favourite items in the hamper were the beautiful Belgian Marc de Champagne truffles.Once you have a lovely smooth sauce, add the sugar and whisk again until the sugar has dissolved completely. The current post requirements are as follows: account age at least 3 days old, post karma: minimum 2, and comment karma: minimum 20.

As the all in one sauce method is so easy, overall, I would say making it fresh is less effort than making, freezing and reviving it!While whisking, do take care to move the sauce around on the base of the pan to prevent it sticking, or worse, burning.

as for your rum sauce - didn't appreciate that it was so easy to make (I'm not a huge fan of alcohol so have never made it) . Bird's Dessert Sauces are made and served in millions of homes where they are at the heart of a good family Christmas. Spiced rum usually tastes a bit holiday, because normally it's some combination of cinnamon, allspice, cloves and so forth. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement.Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Pour the hot sauce into a jug, then cover the surface with clingfilm and keep warm until required and whisk before serving. Being such a big fan of rum sauce I decided I would have to make it at home in preparation and of course to whet my appetite for it once Christmas does come round. I've never had rum sauce my parents always used to do Christmas pudding with cream or custard although I'm not a fan of it and tend to go for Yule log as my Christmas dessert. he used to claim he didn't liek Christmas cake but then he tried our family recipe and now eats it sliced as thick as a door step!