Christmas pudding skyr parfait
30 min · 20 g protein · 243 cals / serving
All the flavours of Christmas pudding in a cool glass: a warm-spiced compote of apple, dried fruit and orange, simmered until sticky and jammy, layered with thick vanilla skyr and finished with toasted almonds and jewel-bright pomegranate seeds. Quick, light after a big dinner, and ready in the fridge whenever you want it.
Ingredients
Christmas compote
- 2 granny smith apples, cored and cut into 1cm dice
- 45g mixed dried fruit, mixed dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, peel)
- 60ml orange juice
- zest of 1 orange orange zest
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- a grating nutmeg
Vanilla skyr
- 700g skyr, plain
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
To serve
- 15g almonds, flaked, toasted in a dry pan
- 4 tbsp seeds pomegranate, seeds only
Steps
- Put the apples, dried fruit, orange juice, zest and spices in a small pan with 3 tbsp of water. Cover and simmer for 8–10 minutes, stirring now and then, until the apple is soft and the dried fruit plump, then uncover and bubble for 2–3 minutes until jammy. Leave to cool.
- Stir the skyr with the honey and vanilla until smooth.
- Layer the skyr and the cooled compote in four glasses: a spoon of compote, a layer of skyr, then more compote and skyr.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes. Just before serving, top with the toasted almonds and pomegranate seeds.
Good to know
Can I add brandy?
Yes, a tablespoon of brandy stirred into the compote as it finishes tastes just like the real pudding. The alcohol does not cook off at this stage, so leave it out for children.
Make ahead?
The compote keeps for a week in the fridge, and the parfaits can be layered the morning before. Add the almonds and pomegranate at the last minute so they stay crisp.
No skyr?
Fat-free Greek yoghurt or quark work the same way. Whole-milk Greek yoghurt is richer: about 48 instead of 65.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 85
- Protein
- (34%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (9%)
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (57%)
- 12 g
- of which sugar
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 28 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. General guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your prescriber. How
As written, 971 kcal goes into the pot and 1164 g of ingredients comes out as about 1145 g of food: 85 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.