Colonial Indian Pudding: A Warm Taste of Early America - Classic Fork

Colonial Indian Pudding: A Warm Taste of Early America - Classic Fork

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Authentic colonial Indian pudding recipe baked low and slow with cornmeal, milk, and molasses. The 1700s New England dessert that defined American baking.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups whole milk
  • ½ cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
  • ¼ cup unsulphured molasses (do not use blackstrap, it is too bitter)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (a modern addition; skip for full historical accuracy)
  • Optional: ¼ cup raisins

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