Indian Pudding with Maple Whipped Cream
This recipe came to us via Yankee Magazine and is a recipe passed down from Plimoth Plaintation.
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing cooker
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional)
- Garnish: ice cream, whipped cream, or light cream
Instructions:
Grease the inside of your slow cooker with butter and preheat on high 15 minutes.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, whisk together milk, cornmeal, and salt, and bring to a boil. Continue whisking another 5 minutes; then cover and simmer on low 10 minutes. Remove from the burner and add butter.
- In a medium-size bowl, combine eggs, molasses, and spices. Add some of the hot cornmeal mixture to the egg mixture to temper the eggs; then transfer egg mixture into the pot. Stir in cranberries, if you like.
- Scrape batter into the slow cooker (5-6 quart) and cook on high 2 to 3 hours or on low 6 to 8 hours. The center will be not quite set.
- Serve warm topped with ice cream, whipped cream, or light cream.
- We used McNamara Dairy's cream and whipped it while adding our own maple syrup to taste.