You wanna know something absurd?Yesterday was National Gingerbread Day!

Please excuse the French but (WTF????) Sorry, but I'm strongly of the opinion that gingerbread belongs almost exclusively in December so to celebrate it in June just doesn't register in my mind. On the other hand, I'm realizing that there are times in life when you just have to learn to go with it so today I'm sharing a very out of season recipe.

Alright, so tell me I’m not the only one who grew up listening to that line about "figgy pudding" in the lyrics of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and picturing a bowl of purple custard. Anyone?

I kind of always felt that line “we won’t go until we get some.” was a little demanding and that figgy pudding must be really something to merit it. I have to say that my attempt at creating the infamous dessert was actually really good.

You also have to keep in mind that the time period of this song, there weren’t 24-hour supermarkets open a few blocks away where you could swing by and grab a cake mix. No, they had limited resources and dried fruits were a novelty that most people reserved only for special occasions so no wonder the song alludes to the fact that they weren’t willing to leave without their figgy pudding.

In essence, figgy pudding (and pretty much any pudding mentioned prior to this last century) is referring to a cake. A fruit cake actually. Traditionally they used the things they had like dried fruits, dry breadcrumbs, some basic baking ingredients, and a touch of alcohol, to make a dessert that was affordable during the winter time. It’s a bit unusual in our modern Christmas dessert line-up but I have a thing for tasting historically based foods.

And a surprise twist in the recipe, I made them with gingerbread cookie crumbs instead of breadcrumbs. I think it made these extra delish and so did browning the butter. Oh my goodness, and the glaze, wow! Just try not to start drinking it when the smell it in your kitchen. The glaze is a must!

As for the cute little toppings that are probably familiar to a lot of you, those are holly leaves. I felt so dumb when I went out in my own backyard and realized we had a huge holly tree that I had neglected to notice for a longest time. They were perfect for finishing these cakes off. The only thing is, it’s summer here, so there aren’t any berries on the holly tree so I decided to just use some fondant for the "berries". You have to admit that these look so classic, like they jumped right out of a Christmas Carol or Little Woman!

Okay, so I feel like I’ve completed just about every priority on my bucket list now that I know what figgy pudding is, haha jk, but it was fun to try.

As always, the recipe is available upon request, and I always give an upvote for the first one.

Also, check out some of my other recent food posts for more mouthwatering photos!

1.Miniature Corn Dogs without the Stick! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

2.Easy Oven Baked Fries and North Idaho Fry Sauce (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.