Indian Pudding

Also referred to as Hasty Pudding, this Boston treat is an autumn staple. The (naive/ignorant) colonial settlers used to call cornmeal "Indian meal," and that's where this cornmeal-based pudding got it's name. 

Indian Pudding is easy to make, and is absolutely delicious served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream. With simple molasses, cinnamon, and nutmeg flavors, it's a crowd pleasing dessert at any Thanksgiving table!

Step 1: Ingredients

You will need:

• 6 cups of milk
• 1 stick of butter
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

There are a lot of different variations you can make on Indian pudding. I went for a rather basic batch, but I've tried some great ones that mix it up and include some different ingredients, such as:

• rasins
• ground ginger
• maple syrup
• honey

Comments

[linrodann]

I definitely have to try this some time!

[maltesergr8]

Looks delicious ~~ will definitely be giving this a try!

Thanks for sharing your recipe ;)

Beth

[enildeR]

This a great recipe. What did you do when using maple syrup, i.e. reduce/replace molasses?

Definitely have to try this sometime this week.

[wilgubeast]

Having tried this in real life, I can testify to its deliciousness: errr, it is delicious.

Because of all the pumpkin pie-ish spices, it tastes like an unpumpkin-y punkin' pie. If you've got a picky eater who refuses to eat pumpkin on principle ("We carve them and leave them outside to frighten small children, and now we're going to eat them?!"), this is an excellent gateway drug to round orange squash.

[mikeasaurus]

Mmm looks like it smells amazing, the ingredients seem festive, too! I'm licking my monitor.