Easy Festive Food and Drinks You Can Make From Your Crib!

Everyone knows that Christmas time is the period for coming together with your friends and family, and celebrating with lots of delicious food and drinks! We’ve picked some of the easiest, yet tastiest recipes you can make for your housemates without breaking the bank this Christmas. 

Simple Christmas Pudding 

• 2 Cups Raisins
• 1 Cup Self-Raising Flour
• 1 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Fresh Breadcrumbs
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Mixed Nuts (Crushed)
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Mixed Spice
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Egg

To make: combine all of the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then add the egg and the milk. Once well-combined pour into a pudding bowl.

Cover this with a double layer of buttered foil, making a pleat in the centre as this will allow the cake to rise. Tie the foil with string then place in a large pan containing simmering water, which covers half of the sides of the bowl. Steam, covered with a lid for 2 and a half hours.

Serve with accompaniments of your choice!

Cranberry and Gingerbread Muffins

• 250g plain flour
• 2 Tsp ground ginger
• 100g sugar
• 1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 75g dried cranberries
• Zest of one orange
• 100ml vegetable oil
• Medium egg
• 150ml semi-skimmed milk
• 8 Tbsp golden syrup

To make cakes: Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Once complete, add any wet ingredients and put these into individual cake cases. Cook for 25 minutes at 160C, then eat!

Easy Mince Pies

• 225g cold butter
• 350g plain flour
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 280g mincemeat
• 1 small egg
• Icing sugar to dust

To make: combine all of the dry ingredients together and need to create a pastry.

Once doughy, roll it out and cut out circles to lay individually in a greased baking tin.

Add in a little mince meat to fill each case, and finish by adding another circle to form a lid on the top.

Spoon over one beaten egg on each pie to make a golden finish.

Bake for 20 minutes at 160C – and hey presto! Easy mince pies.

Our easy festive drinks are so simple – all you have to do is simply add all of the ingredients together, combine and warm up in a pan to create an easy Christmas treat!

Simple Mulled Wine

1 Bottle of Red Wine (Source cheaply from ALDI/Lidl for £3.99)

2 Tbsp Sugar

1 Orange Sliced

2 Teaspoons Cinnamon

Hot Toddy

25ml Whisky

2 Tsp honey

1/2 Tsp cinnamon

Squeeze of lemon juice

Mulled Cider

750ml cider

250ml apple juice

1tsp cinnamon

1 Thumb Sized Piece of Ginger, Sliced

Orange Hot Chocolate

150ml milk

50ml double cream

Zest of 1/2 orange

50g of dark chocolate