Ingredients

  • 4 cups milk (If adding apples, decrease the amount of milk to 2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup dark molasses
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups thinly sliced apples (optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • In the top of a double boiler over direct heat, heat the milk to boiling.
  • Stir in the corn meal.
  • Place the milk/corn meal mixture over boiling water.
  • Cook them for about 15 minutes.
  • Stir in molasses and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in the butter, salt, ginger, sugar, egg, raisins, cinnamon and apples (if you are using them).
  • Pour the batter into a well-greased baking dish.
  • Bake the pudding from 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Pudding is usually served warm (or hot) with Hard Sauce.
  • Its a New England custom to serve Indian Pudding with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream on the top.