Friday night, I was in the mood to cook with pumpkin. I have a ton of different pumpkin recipes saved on my computer and they were all so tempting. Finally I narrowed it down to two. Pumpkin Swirl Brownies or Pumpkin Pie Pudding. Both sounded equally delicious but the determining factor came down to time. The brownies were going to take to long to make and bake for a Friday night (and I am not so patient sometimes) so I went with the pudding. And I am so glad that I did.
I found this recipe on My Recipes.com. I love this site, it has so many good recipes from some of my favorite food mags! This is a very quick recipe. I had it made and chilling in the fridge in about 5 minutes.
If you like pumpkin pie (and I loooove pumpkin pie, don't I, Mom?), you'll love this pudding. With a dollop of whipped cream on top, its just like dipping into a pumpkin pie. I was tempted to eat the pudding still hot and forgo the chill in the fridge but the texture and taste improves so much more after the chill. It becomes even more creamy and smooth. Very delicious! Charlie also gave it his seal of approval, he licked the bowl clean!
If the brownies sounded tasty too, don't worry. They'll be on the menu soon. ;)
Pumpkin Pie Pudding
Ingredients
* 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk (I used fat free)
* 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
* 1/4 cup cornstarch
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup canned pumpkin
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
Preparation
Whisk milk, sugar, and cornstarch in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, whisking constantly (Mine thickened here in 1 minute). Beat eggs with a whisk in a large bowl. Gradually add half the hot milk mixture to the beaten eggs. Return milk-egg mixture to pan. Cook over medium heat 3 minutes, or until thick, whisking constantly (Since it was already thickened, I only put it back on for a minute to cook the egg).
Remove from heat; stir in pumpkin, salt, and pumpkin-pie spice. Spoon evenly into 6 (6-ounce) custard cups. Let cool, and chill for about 30 minutes, or until pudding is set.
Adapted from Pumpkin Pie Pudding, Health November 2003 via My Recipes.com
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3 Treats for Charlie:
Yumolicious! I am totally bookmarking that recipe - I love pumpkin pie but since I'm the only one that eats it, making a pudding would be so much better.
I love the sound of this (and no pastry to mess around with!).
When I have leftover pumpkin, I make a spicy custard, similar to this. It's one of my favorite desserts.
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