If you’re hunting for the best Christmas pudding in the UK this year-moist, luxurious, and properly packed with fruit-this handpicked list of top artisan Christmas puddings for 2025 is your shortcut to festive glory. Each pudding is crafted by small British producers who still soak their fruit, steam in real basins, and lean into regional flavours, from Devon’s cider-brandy lifts to Yorkshire’s ale-rich warmth.
Whether you prefer a lighter, modern twist or a boozy, traditional showstopper, these puddings earn rave reviews across Reddit, Trustpilot, Amazon and the 2025 taste-tests. Expect flaky citrus zest, plump vine fruits, sustainable ingredients, and textures that feel celebratory rather than stodgy.
Most come in the £12–£25 sweet spot and serve 4-8, with gluten-free, vegan and nut-free options available. All are best ordered directly from the makers to ensure a pudding that tastes fresh-from-the-steamer. Below you’ll find the UK’s finest-regional stars, award-winners, and hidden gems worth crowning your Christmas table.
Top 10 Christmas Puddings
1. Figgy’s Handmade Christmas Pudding
Multi-award winning, handmade in small batches using Somerset cider brandy and Hanlons Port Stout.
Crowned Grand Champion at the 2025 Great British Food Awards, this Exeter-made marvel is slow-steamed in tiny batches using Somerset cider brandy and Hanlons Port Stout. The texture is remarkably light and open, thanks to free-range eggs, artisan breadcrumbs, and naturally coloured glacé cherries. Reddit reviewers praise it as “gorgeously moist and decadent without the post-roast slump.”
Highly praised for light texture and rich flavour; consistently listed among the UK’s best.
Made in Devon
Price: £13–£18
Website: figgys.co.uk
2. Georgie Porgie’s Puddings
Each pudding steamed for eight hours in small batches for natural moistness, with 30 years’ handcrafting tradition. Lighter, moister than mass-produced puds.
Based in Budleigh Salterton, Georgie Porgie’s has spent 30 years perfecting the eight-hour hand-steam. The result? Succulent, naturally fruity puddings made with equal parts fresh and dried fruit and zero artificial flavouring. Fans call it a “game-changer for pudding haters,” thanks to its bright citrus lift and feather-light crumb.
Made in Devon
Price: £12–£16
Website: georgieporgiespuddings.co.uk
3. LillyPuds
Known for lighter, fruitier, minimally sugared puddings, often available gluten-free and vegan; made with local ingredients and traditional methods.
From Elmswell near Bury St Edmunds, LillyPuds are famed for being over 50% fruit with just a whisper of unrefined sugar. No mixed peel, minimal flour, and a shorter steam give a clean, airy finish that wins over sceptics. Their gluten-free, vegan, and nut-free ranges feature Brentwood Brewing’s gluten-free ale for depth. Suffolk locals call them “scrumptiously light.”
Made in Suffolk
Price: £14–£20
Website: lillypuds.co.uk
4. Woodsend Puddings
Classic puddings made with local apples and minimal food miles, offering ‘old-fashioned’ texture and flavour with an artisan touch.
Made on a Pembroke family farm, these Welsh puddings lean heavily on premium vine fruits for a soft, richly flavoured crumb. They’re traditional to the core-properly boozy, properly fruity, and refreshingly free from industrial shortcuts. Welsh reviewers call them “one of the finest you’ll ever taste.”
Made in Wales
Price: £15–£22
Website: woodsendpuddings.co.uk
5. Meg Rivers Artisan Bakery
(Warwickshire): Handmade puddings packed with brandy, apple, and citrus for an extra zesty hit.
Made in the Cotswolds, Meg Rivers’ version swaps heavy ales for French brandy and adds chunky apples plus whole citrus for brightness. Overnight slow-baking creates a warming, homemade feel. Good Housekeeping 2025 named it a runners-up champion thanks to its vibrant flavour and crunchy walnut accents.
Made in Warwickshire
Price: £18–£25
Website: megrivers.co.uk
6. The Carved Angel
Christmas puddings inspired by Victorian recipes, moist, light, and vegetarian, presented in ceramic basins.
Inspired by Victorian recipe legend Eliza Acton, this Dartmouth classic is a golden, moist crowd-pleaser. Fresh apples replace dried, muscatel raisins replace standard currants, and each pudding is steamed in ceramic basins for eight hours. The Times calls it “the best Christmas pudding,” and Trustpilot reviewers agree.
Made in Devon
Price: £16–£23
Website: thecarvedangel.com
7. Bettys Classic Christmas Pudding
Yorkshire ale and generous fruit, made in smaller batches by a historic bakery.
A Yorkshire favourite since 1919, Bettys’ recipe blends local ale with rich fruit, gently matured for depth without heaviness. Loved for its sticky spice and elegant flavour, it scored 84/100 in the 2025 Good Housekeeping Test. Tripadvisor fans dub it a “posh festive finale.”
Made in Yorkshire
Price: £20–£26
Website: bettys.co.uk
8. Cartwright & Butler
(Yorkshire): Victorian-inspired centrepiece, packed with fruit and matured with brandy and port—artisanal production with a luxury twist.
From Gilberdyke in the East Riding, this Victorian-inspired showstopper is loaded with vine fruits, nuts, and a double whammy of brandy and port for a luxurious, matured glow. Handmade with over a century of teatime heritage behind it, it’s regularly called “the best Christmas pudding ever” in reviews (just don’t microwave-it prefers steaming).
Made in Yorkshire
Price: £14–£20
Website: cartwrightandbutler.co.uk
9. Paxton & Whitfield Handmade Christmas Pudding
Dense, fruit-rich, vegetarian and traditional, highest fruit content among reviewed artisan puddings.
Created by London’s historic cheesemonger and handmade in Devon, this pudding boasts 46.5% vine fruits for a dense but luxurious mouthful. Rum and brandy add richness without heaviness. Expert Reviews 2025 names it “best fruity Christmas pudding,” and Trustpilot notes its “soft but firm” texture.
Made in Devon
Price: £15–£21
Website: paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk
10. Tiptree Gluten-Free Christmas Pudding
Citrus-heavy, gluten-free, small-batch production suitable for dietary needs.
From the famous Tiptree jam makers, this gluten-free favourite blends vine fruits, cider, brandy and Tiptree’s own Tawny Orange Marmalade. Nut-free and palm-oil-free, it’s repeatedly praised on Amazon as ‘moist, fruity and properly delicious’, a true gluten-free triumph.
Made in Essex
Price: £9–£15
Website: tiptree.com
Which one will you choose?
With so many exceptional artisan Christmas puddings on offer, choosing just one is very difficult! Each has its own charm, its own warmth, its own whisper of tradition. Whether you lean towards a boozy Devon classic, a feather-light Suffolk star, or a nostalgic Yorkshire staple, every pudding on this list brings something special to the table. Perhaps the hardest part isn’t deciding which one to buy, but resisting the urge to order two (or three) just to be sure. Whichever pudding you crown as your festive finale, you’re in for a truly delicious Christmas Day.
Availability may be limited, so orders should be placed early, especially as producers often sell out well before Christmas.
