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persimmon pudding with sweet white sauce

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Cowgirl67 avatar
OTISCO, IN
Updated on Oct 14, 2023

This recipe is from my Memaw Miller and was a Fall Harvest treat she made for our family every year. Persimmons grow in our area of Southern Indiana and every fall we would either gather and pulp the persimmons ourselves or buy them already pulped from local farmers. Along with Uncle Don's Hikers Chowder, this takes me back to my childhood and the delicious meals my grandmother would prepare. This is an involved recipe, but well worth the time and effort!

prep time 25 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake
yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups persimmon pulp
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • SWEET WHITE SAUCE
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted

How To Make persimmon pudding with sweet white sauce

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 for glass pans, 350 degrees for metal.
  • Step 2
    Grease and flour 2 9x13" pans.
  • Mix together wet ingredients well.
    Step 3
    Mix together; pulp, sugar, melted butter and milk and vanilla till well blended.
  • Step 4
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Mix dry ingredients slowly into the wet ingredients.
    Step 5
    Mix dry ingredients separately and add slowly to pulp mixture. Mix well but do not overbeat (it will make the pudding tough).
  • Divide into two greased and floured 9 x 13
    Step 6
    Divide into two pans. This will make a thin layer of pudding when baked.
  • The pudding should be moist and well done.
    Step 7
    Bake for 45-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center is clean (check at 45 minutes ). When the toothpick comes out clean, it's done. Do not overbake, better the pudding is more on the moist side than not (it's pudding not cake).
  • Step 8
    While the pudding is baking, prepare the Sweet White Sauce.
  • Melt milk and butter.
    Step 9
    Heat milk and butter over low heat.
  • Step 10
    Mix in sugar, flour, salt and vanilla. Mix well to avoid any lumps from the flour.
  • Step 11
    Increase heat to medium and whisk constantly until mixture comes to a boil.
  • Step 12
    Continue to boil and whisk until thickened (scrape the bottom of the pan often to avoid burning).
  • Layer pudding in large bowl, or two servings bowls.
    Step 13
    To assemble pudding: Cut pudding into 2" squares. Line two serving bowls, or one large bowl, with one layer of pudding squares, leaving a small amount of space between squares for sauce.
  • Spoon white sauce over the first layer
    Step 14
    Spoon on the sweet white sauce to coat the first layer.
  • Continue layering the pudding squares and sweet white sauce, covering with sauce for the final layer.
    Step 15
    Continue alternating pudding and sauce layers, ending with a layer of sauce.
  • Persimmon Pudding with Sweet White Sauce
    Step 16
    Serve warm or cold.
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