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Peppermint crisp pudding - a classic South African recipe

A classic South African peppermint crisp pudding recipe.
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Peppermint crisp pudding - a South African classic dessert
Prep Time:10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tin of caramel about a cup
  • 1 cup of cream 25oml
  • 80 g of chocolate peppermint crisp bars
  • about 1/3 of a cup of milk
  • 1 tsp instant coffee granules
  • 1 packet of Tennis biscuits
  • 1 TBsp Baileys / Cape Velvet/chocolate liqueur - optional

Instructions

  • Whip the cream and add about 3/4 of it to the caramel, reserving the remaining 1/4 for garnish.
  • Beat the cream into the caramel until it is smooth. Grate the chocolate and add 3/4 of it to the cream/caramel mix. Pour the milk into a shallow bowl and dissolve the coffee granules. If you are adding booze like I like to do when making this for adults, then you add it to the milk now.
  • Dunk the Tennis biscuits into the milk mix, flipping them over and then setting them aside. This softens them slightly and I like the flavour the coffee adds.  It helps takes the edge off the sweetness of this.
  • If you are making one dessert you would place a layer of Tennis biscuits at the bottom, top with a thin layer of caramel and then repeat until all the mixture is used up. I like a layer of cream on top. To make the individual portions, simply crumble a biscuit or two and then top with caramel and then repeat.
  • Decorate with grated peppermint crisp.
  • It will set in the fridge and is a bit better to make this in advance or the day before.

Notes

Store any leftover pudding in the fridge for up to 5 - 6 days.
Servings: 4 4-6
Author: Sam Linsell