Directions
1Place fruit & nuts in bowl pour rum over to soak.
2Cream butter & sugar then beat in a couple of eggs at a time.
3Fold flour and spice into mixture then add fruit & nuts.
4Boil a metre square bleached calico then spread out on bench and sprinkle with flour.
5Empty pudding mixture into centre then tie cloth securely allowing some room for rising.
6Pour boiling water into slow cooker.
7*If your slow cooker bowl is ceramic it is wise to warm up the bowl with some warm water first and then tip it out before adding the pudding/boiling water as pouring boiling water into a cold ceramic bowl can potentially cause it to crack*
8Cook for 2 hrs high & 2 hrs low
9Drain water off when cooked and let it cool in the cooker.
10Serve with hot custard.
Submitted by Rose-Marie Wessling
12 Reviews
Rachael
June 20, 2020
My Nannie remembers her mum soaking breadcrumbs in cold tea for a plum duff, has anyone heard of this know this recipe. We’re from Belfast and have been looking for years
KADO
December 14, 2019
If you soak the dried fruits (raisins, currents, sultanas or golden raisins and homemade candied peel) in the rum in a tight sealed jar, for example a le parfait spring loaded rubber sealed jar, about a month before you are ready to cook the pudding, the fruit is beautifully plump and the moisture in the cake is even better.
Dave Stannard
December 16, 2018
Slow Cooker! Why didn’t I think of that. I have been making plum duff for years using my dear mother’s recipe. It’s a bit different but I am using methods from the 1920’s and use a gas burner and a big boiler. Mum used to use the wood copper!! Next one I will try the slow cooker, thanks.
Flora
February 9, 2016
Heckuva good job. I sure apartcipee it.
Rose-Marie
November 28, 2015
Enough water to half cover the Plum Dufg
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
November 28, 2015
I asked for you .. just waiting to hear back 🙂
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
November 28, 2015
I’ve asked this of the lady who’s recipe this is and I’m waiting to hear back then I’ll let you know 🙂
Sadie Milis
November 28, 2015
Doesn’t say how much boiling water
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
November 27, 2015
1 metre square is 1m x 1m
So the length is 1m
christine gallagher
November 27, 2015
How much water do you put in the slow cooker/ crock pot please?
christine gallagher
November 27, 2015
what length is a metre square of calico?
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Yvonne Wood
July 3, 2020
Rachel June 20th 2020. I make a fruit teabread which is quite similar and the night before I soak all the fruit in cold tea. You don’t taste the tea but makes the fruit really plump.