Low Fat Christmas Pudding

Here is my recipe for yesterday's low fat Christmas pudding (it was delicious - didn't even taste "low fat"):

Ingredients
* 75g (3oz) currants
* 75g (3oz) sultanas
* 115g (4oz) raisins
* 75g (3oz) cherries
* 75g (3oz) plain flour
* 1tsp mixed spice
* ½ tsp ground cinnamon
* 50g (2oz) fresh breadcrumbs
* 50g (2oz) brown sugar
* grated zest of ½ lemon and orange
* 115g (4oz) grated apple
* 115g (4oz) grated carrot
* 4tbsp brandy, rum or beer
* 1tbsp lemon juice
* 4tbsps skimmed milk
* 2 eggs beaten
* 2tbsp molasses or cane sugar syrup
* 4tbsps brandy or rum for reheating

Method

1. Combine all the dry ingredients and wet ingredients in 2 separate bowls
2. Mix together, adding the beaten egg, until all the ingredients are well combined.
3. Pour the mixture into a 1 litre (2lb) pudding basin or glass bowl and cover with foil if steaming (not if micro waving).
4. Place in a steamer, cover and cook for 3 hours. For microwave cooking, after filling the basin, cover with an upturned plate and microwave on high power for 5 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then microwave for a further 5 minutes
5. To reheat, steam for 1-2 hours or microwave for 10 minutes
6. When cooked, run a knife around the edge of the basin, turn out onto a serving plate and drizzle with brandy or rum.  Serve with low fat custard.

A Christmas Gallstone Diet

Merry Christmas!

So, Christmas 2012 has passed and I managed to survive without slipping from the diet and/or having an attack!  It was tough with all the chocolates, cheese, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes/parsnips, cream, cake etc around, but somehow I did it!



My menu was as follows: -

Christmas Day
Breakfast: One banana
Lunch: Turkey (white meat only), gammon, brussel sprouts and carrots; a portion of low fat Christmas pudding and low fat custard
Dinner: Gammon, turkey (white meat only), low fat tzatziki, cherry tomatoes and low fat houmous
Snacks: Olives, carrot sticks and marshmallows

Boxing Day
Breakfast: Scrambled egg (made with skimmed milk and egg only) and one slice of toast with no butter
Lunch: Turkey (white meat only), gammon, carrots, asparagus, green beans and cauliflower; a portion of low fat Christmas pudding and low fat custard
Dinner: Gammon sandwich with no butter and low fat mayonnaise
Snacks: Snack-a-jacks rice cakes

I can't admit to being completely virtuous though - I did manage a fair few glasses of wine over the two days (well, they don't have any fat so I figured it was allowed!)

If you are also watching your fat content at the moment, how did you cope over Christmas?