Indian Pudding

Name: Indian Pudding
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegan butter; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ⅔ cup chopped dates; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar; ¼ cup molasses; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3½ cups unsweetened almond milk; ½ cup medium-ground cornmeal

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

By Robin Robertson

Published 2012

About

This Native American classic is known for its rich molasses flavor. I’ve included it in the breakfast chapter because it’s an excellent and nutritious option, but really it’s probably at its best served warm for dessert with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream. For soy-free pudding, use a soy-free vegan butter.

Ingredients

3½ cups unsweetened almond milk
½ cup medium-ground cornmeal
½ te

Americas
Asia
United States
India
Dessert
Breakfast
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Lightly grease the insert of the slow cooker or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. In a large saucepan, combine 2 cups of the almond milk, the cornmeal, and salt and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to medium, and stir in the brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and dates. Remove from the heat and add 1 cup of the almond milk, the vani