Pumpkin Pudding
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Yield Makes 4 cups
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 6 small pumpkins (about 1/2 pound each)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree, or canned pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Puff-Pastry Leaves
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut tops off pumpkins; scoop out and discard seeds. In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle inside pumpkins, and replace pumpkin tops. Place on a baking sheet, and bake until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool.
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Combine brown sugar and cornstarch in a large heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Add half-and-half, egg yolks, molasses, and salt; cook, whisking constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Add the water in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Stir in pumpkin puree; cook until very thick, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool slightly.
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When ready to serve, whip cream to soft peaks. Serve pudding in baked pumpkins topped with whipped cream and garnished with puff pastry leaves, if desired.
I made just the pudding without putting it in the pumpkins and it was way too salty. I agree with shamis-just a pinch of salt or none at all would suffice.
This recipe came out really well. It's like eating a pumpkin pie without the crust. I wrote about the recipe on my blog (http://www.eatlikenoone.com/martha-stewarts-pumpkin-pudding.htm).
I just tried to make this and it seems a bit runny. For the people who have made this already, how long did you let it cook before adding the water? How thick was it?
It calls for a TB of salt way to much. It only needs a pinch or a 1/2 tsp.