Best 8 Nanas Eleanor Johnson Date Nut Pudding Recipes

GRANNY'S NANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a chilled bowl, with chilled beaters, beat the cream and confectioners' sugar together until soft peaks.
• Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix, half-and-half, sour cream and the salt in a large bowl.
• Reserve 4 to 6 cookies for garnish and layer half of the remaining cookies among the bottom of 4 to 6 16-ounce serving dishes (or mason jars), or in a trifle bowl (or other large glass serving dish). Next, drizzle half of the caramel over the cookies, then a layer of half the bananas, then half the pudding mixture. Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients. Top with the whipped cream and a butter cookie or cookies. Serve or chill up to overnight.

NANA'S (ELEANOR JOHNSON) DATE-NUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix granulated sugar and 1T of butter. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Blend in with sugar mixture alternately with milk. Stir in dates, walnuts, vanilla and orange rind. Pour into buttered dish. Combine boiling water, brown sugar and 2T remaining butter in a sauce pan; heat to bubbling stage; pour over batter; bake at 350 for 45 minutes and or until top is firm.

GREAT NANA'S SECRET INGREDIENT DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4 inch loaf pans, or line with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl, and set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and shortening. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Toss the walnuts and dates with the dry ingredients, and stir into the sugar mixture alternately with the hot coffee. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dates, walnuts and sugar. In another bowl, beat egg, milk and vanilla. Add to date mixture; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the date mixture. , Spread into a greased 1-qt. baking dish; dot with butter. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream.

GRANDMA NESTLEROAD'S DATE NUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the Dough: Mix the Part 1 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix the Part 2 ingredients in another large bowl.
• Now add the Part 2 to the Part 1 ingredients.
• Mix well.
• For the Syrup: Mix all the syrup ingredients in a non-reactive sauce pan.
• Bring the syrup to a fast boil.
• Pour the syrup into a large oven-safe dish.
• (We use a large deep Visions cookware casserole dish) Baking: Put the dough mixture into the middle of the syrup.
• Just mound it there.
• DO NOT SPREAD IT.
• Take a sheet of foil and double it up and place on the center rack.
• This is to protect from any run off or overflow.
• Place the dish into the oven on center rack on top of foil.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Remove, cover, and let cool.
• Serve in small portions with Whipped cream, it will cut the sweetness and complement the richness best.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining brown sugar. Stir in milk until smooth. add dates and walnuts., Pour hot brown sugar syrup into an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon batter over syrup. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake topping comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream.

DATE-NUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over dates and set aside to cool.
• Cream together sugars, egg and butter or margarine.
• Combine dry ingredients and blend into creamed batter.
• Stir in dates and nuts.
• Pour into a greased baking pan, 11"X 7"X 1 1/2".
• Top with sauce and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Serve warm or cold, topped with whipped cream, if desired.
• Sauce: Mix together until smooth and syrupy.
• Pour over batter and bake.

NANA'S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Sift and whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt together in a saucepan.
• Heat saucepan over medium heat. Pour milk in slowly, whisking constantly until incorporated. Cook, stirring often with a metal spoon, until pudding is noticeably thicker and clings to the spoon, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Divide between 4 small bowls and serve immediately, or chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.