To prepare jar: place 17.5 oz water into mixing bowl. Place jar and lid upside down in the center of the Varoma and steam 20 min/Varoma/speed 1 . Leave to drain - do not dry or touch the inside surfaces. Alternatively, thoroughly wash jar and lid in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over with boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting pan and heating in the oven at 212˚F until required.

Fruit coulis are sauces or purées produced by blending fruit and cooking briefly.

You can store this sauce in sterilised jars in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Vanilla seeds can easily be removed from the vanilla pod; hold the pod at one end, slit with a sharp knife lengthways, then scrape out the seeds with the tip of the knife.

Christmas pudding wouldn’t be complete without a dollop of thick, creamy brandy sauce. This sweet custard takes less than 10 minutes to prepare with Thermomix®, and thanks to the constant stirring, there’s no risk of any lumps.

Roll butter into a sausage shape to make butter rounds or form into a rectangle shape to store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Fruit coulis are sauces or purées produced by blending fruit and cooking briefly.

Delicious poured over ice cream or chocolate sponge cake.

The sauce may harden in cold weather; to bring it back to a liquid consistency, stand jar in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes.