Tennessee Old Maid’s Sweet Potato Pudding

Name: Tennessee Old Maid’s Sweet Potato Pudding
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar; Pinch salt; 2½ cups coarsely grated raw peeled sweet potatoes (about 1 pound); ¼ teaspoon fresh-grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; Whipped cream, flavored with Jack Daniel’s whiskey, if desired, for serving; 1½ cups milk; Whipped cream, flavored with Jack Daniel’s whiskey, if desired, for serving

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

Grated, not mashed, sweet potatoes make this very different from other puddings of its type. This is a wonderful old Southern dessert from Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House in Lynchburg, Tennessee, home of Jack Daniel’s whiskey.

Ingredients

¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup sugar

Americas
United States
Tennessee
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, with a rack in the center. Butter a 2-quart baking dish or an 8-