Lemon Puddings (Baked)
Ready-rolled puff pastry, white wine and brandy come together in this vegetarian — 60 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 190 C and lightly butter four individual ramekins or ovenproof dishes.
- Unroll the puff pastry, cut it into four pieces, and line the base and sides of each ramekin, pressing it in and trimming the edges, then chill while you make the filling.
- Melt the unsalted butter and let it cool slightly, then finely grate the zest of the lemon and squeeze its juice.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the caster sugar until pale, then whisk in the lemon zest and juice, the melted butter, the white wine, brandy and rose water until smooth.
- Divide the lemon filling between the pastry-lined ramekins, being careful not to overfill.
- Place the ramekins on a baking tray and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pastry is golden and crisp and the lemon filling is fully set with only a slight wobble in the centre.
- Let the puddings cool for a few minutes so the filling firms up, then serve warm, dusted with a little extra caster sugar if you like.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk · Baking tray
Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime · 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- White Wine
- chicken or vegetable stock + 1 tsp vinegar
Tips & common questions
How long does Lemon Puddings (Baked) take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Lemon Puddings (Baked) vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Lemon Puddings (Baked) is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Pound Cake Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce - Flickr - scubadive67.jpg by James from Boulder, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.