Best 13 Old Squaw Indian Pudding Recipes

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Old Squaw Indian Pudding is a traditional Native American dish that has been passed down from generation to generation. This hearty and flavorful pudding is made with a combination of cornmeal, maple syrup, and dried fruit, and it is often served as a dessert or a side dish. The pudding is believed to have originated with the Algonquin people, who inhabited the northeastern region of North America. The name "Old Squaw" is thought to be a reference to the Native American women who were responsible for preparing the dish. Today, Old Squaw Indian Pudding is a popular dish among Native Americans and non-Native Americans alike, and it can be found on the menus of many restaurants and cafes.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

JIM BAILEY



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The original Hasty Pudding, or Indian Pudding, is probably the very first dessert ever made on New England shores by our European ancestors. Don't listen to culinary historians when they note that Indian Pudding should be baked in order to be classic. This is entirely untrue! This New England dessert was made in a "great kettle" over the fire. Eggs were not wasted in this pudding originally, and are not needed now. When eggs are added, then Indian Pudding should be baked, creating a firmer textured preparation. This recipe is perfectly spiced as our Yankee ancestors prepared, but with a little cranberry-tartness added! By letting this hasty pudding chill in the refrigerator, the dried cranberries absorb the liquid, making them soft, tender and super flavorful.

Provided by By Jim Bailey | September 2, 2017 3:00 pm Follow @theyankeechef !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getEl

Time 15m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups milk
1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup molasses
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/8 teaspoon dried ginger
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 tablespoon vanilla
Vanilla ice cream or heavy cream, if desired

Steps:

  • 1 Place first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir well. 2 Place over medium high heat, stirring once or twice to prevent milk from scorching. Once milk mixture is scalding hot, and while constantly stirring with one hand, slowly pour the cornmeal into milk. 3 Once added, reduce temperature to low and constantly stir for 2 minutes. It will thicken substantially. 4 Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla. 5 Transfer to a bowl and serve hot with vanilla ice cream melting over the top or cover and refrigerate until completely cold. 6 Serve as is or with a dab of heavy cream over the top.

OLD FASHIONED INDIAN PUDDING



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This recipe dates from my great great grandmother Addie Hobbs Frye, who was born in 1863. She grew up in Maine. This recipe is at least as old as she was and may be older. I like it because it is a simpler, less gussied up verzion of Indian Pudding. It tastes great too. I use mild molasses (Grandma's) and no one in my family has every used the stronger variety. I don't know how that would work.

Provided by joan.keith

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons cornmeal (heaping)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
2 tablespoons butter
4 cups milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Heat milk and butter in saucepan or microwave till warm.
  • While milk is warming mix cornmeal, sugar, molasses and salt together in a baking pan until the mixture is smooth and well-mixed.
  • When milk is warm enough that the butter begins to melt (the original recipe says to scald it but I don't get it that hot) add the warm milk to the molasses mixture. Do it slowly, stirring after each addition until incorporated. Once all the milk is added put in oven.
  • Stir every 20 minutes or so. The cornmeal will initially lump or settle to the bottom of the pan. Mix it together and get rid of the lumps. The mixture will cook down and get thicker. When it is thick, brown and grainy looking it is done. This takes between 1 - 2 hours depending on whether you are using whole milk or milk with less fat.
  • Remove from oven. Let cool a bit and serve with iced cream or whipped cream.

INDIAN PUDDING



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Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli

Categories     dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 cups whole milk
1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus for greasing baking dish
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup golden raisins
6 Braeburn, Rome or Empire apples, peeled and cored
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
Zest of 1/2 lemon and juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Grease a shallow 2- to 2 1/2-quart baking dish with butter.
  • For the pudding: In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and butter, and warm over low heat until the butter melts. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk a little of the milk-butter mixture with the molasses; whisk this into the cornmeal mixture. Add all of the cornmeal mixture to the saucepan and whisk until the ingredients are fully integrated. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in some of the cornmeal mixture to temper the eggs. Pour everything back into the saucepan and gently whisk in the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and raisins. Empty the saucepan into the prepared baking dish and bake until the pudding looks like a slightly moist cornbread or a steamed pudding, 2 hours.
  • For the apples: Cut each of the apples into 8 to 10 equal-sized wedges. Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the apples and stir to coat. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon from time to time, until the apples are tender and yield slightly when pierced with a knife tip. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and ginger, and stir to blend. Keep warm while the pudding cooks.
  • Once the pudding is cooked, set it aside to cool. Top with the apples and serve with vanilla ice cream.

OLD SQUAW INDIAN PUDDING



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Time 3h5m

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 pints whole milk
2 large iron spoons yellow cornmeal
2 small eggs
1 iron spoon molasses
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon plus a pinch ginger
1 teaspoon (level) cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup thick sour cream

Steps:

  • In an open Dutch oven over the fire, put half the milk. Be sure to add a sprinkle of salt to the milk. As soon as the milk comes to a boil, quickly scatter the cornmeal over the milk. Do this evenly by hand. Remove immediately from the fire to a dish and pour in the cold milk. Now add the egg, well beaten, the spices, molasses, sugar, and sour cream. Pour into a bake dish and put in oven. Bake hot the first ½ hour and moderate the last part of baking time. 425°F for 30 minutes, 350°F for 2 ½ hours. If this pudding is done right, it will be delicious. Remember 4 things for success. The eggs must be fairly small, the pudding should be runny when poured into the baking dish, the baking time is very important. 4th., you should be hungry and ready for a special treat.

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INDIAN PUDDING



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 4h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
3 cups half and half
One 3inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch Pyrex loaf pan.
  • Combine the milk and cornmeal in a medium stainless or enamel saucepan. Cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and continue stirring until it is as thick as oatmeal.
  • Add the sugar, brown sugar, molasses, salt, butter, cloves and 2 cups of the half and half. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture back to a boil and transfer to the prepared loaf pan.
  • Place inside a larger pan and pour in boiling water until it rises halfway up the sides of the loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, stirring once after the first half hour.
  • Press the grated ginger against a fine sieve or squeeze it in a square of cheesecloth to extract 1 or 2 tablespoons of juice. After the pudding has baked for 1 hour, add the ginger juice and the remaining cup of half and half and stir to mix. Bake for an additional hour, stirring again after half an hour. Serve immediately in small bowls or cups, or store in the refrigerator and reheat, stirring, over low heat.

INDIAN PUDDING



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This classic Thanksgiving recipe comes from Jean Clapp of Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 3h10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups half-and-half
3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
Vanilla ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, molasses, butter, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Bring to a boil; remove from heat, and whisk in cornmeal.
  • Pour mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish, and bake until pudding is firm but still jiggles slightly in the center when gently shaken, 2 to 21/2 hours. Let cool 30 to 60 minutes; serve warm or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

NEW ENGLAND INDIAN PUDDING



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This recipe was inspired by traditional New England Indian pudding. My version is made in the slow cooker instead of being baked for hours in the oven. If the molasses flavor is too strong, cut the amount to 1/3 cup. -Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 3h45m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant butterscotch pudding mix
4 cups whole milk
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Optional: Vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk cornbread mix, pudding mix and milk until blended. Add eggs, molasses and spices; whisk until combined. Transfer to a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour., Reduce heat to low. Stir pudding, making sure to scrape sides of slow cooker well. Cover and cook until very thick, 2-1/2 to 3 hours longer, stirring once per hour. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 83mg cholesterol, Sodium 526mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

BAKED INDIAN PUDDING WITH MAPLE SYRUP



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Delicious baked pudding with maple syrup. Great for that Thanksgiving or Easter feast. Served warm, but also great cold. Great with ice cream or light cream on top.

Provided by NB Roy

Categories     Desserts     Custards and Pudding Recipes

Time 3h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 cups hot milk
½ cup yellow cornmeal
½ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup molasses
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup cold milk

Steps:

  • Pour 4 cups hot milk into the top of a double boiler and place over simmering water. Slowly stir cornmeal into milk and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart round baking dish.
  • Whisk maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, eggs, melted butter, salt, ginger, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Stir maple syrup mixture into cornmeal-milk mixture until thoroughly combined; pour into prepared baking dish. Pour 1/2 cup cold milk over top of pudding.
  • Bake until set but still slightly quivery on top, about 2 hours. Let stand 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260.5 calories, Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Cholesterol 65.1 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 393.7 mg, Sugar 33 g

OLD FASHIONED NEW ENGLAND INDIAN PUDDING



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This Indian Pudding is adapted from An Olde Concord Christmas, a book from the Concord Museum in Concord Massachusetts. It's often made around Thanksgiving and Christmas here in New England, but I say it's good anytime!

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield 8-10

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 cups milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
3 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup golden raisin (optional)
whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Scald the milk and butter in a large double boiler. Or heat the milk and butter for 5-6 minutes on high heat in the microwave, until it is boiling, then transfer it to a pot on the stove. Keep hot on medium heat.
  • Preheat oven to 250.
  • In a separate bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, and salt; stir in molasses. Thin the mixture with about 1/2 cup of scalded milk, a few tablespoons at a time, then gradually add the mixture back to the large pot of scalded milk. Cook, stirring until thickened.
  • Temper the eggs by slowly adding a half cup of the hot milk cornmeal mixture to the beaten eggs, whisking constantly.
  • Add the egg mixture back in with the hot milk cornmeal mixture, stir to combine.
  • Stir in the sugar and spices, until smooth. At this point, if the mixture is clumpy, you can run it through a blender to smooth it out.
  • Stir in the raisins (optional).
  • Pour into a 2 1/2 quart shallow casserole dish.
  • Bake for 2 hours at 250.
  • Allow the pudding to cool about an hour to be at its best. It should be reheated to warm temperature if it has been chilled. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

INDIAN BREAD PUDDING (DOUBLE KA MEETA)



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It is a South Indian dessert. Very rich and delicious. Best after any spicy meal. Prepared on special occasions, it has always been favorite dessert in my family. Serve warm or chilled.

Provided by Zarina Mohammad

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Indian

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

10 slices bread, crusts removed and bread cut into triangles diagonally
1 cup vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ cups water
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
2 cups whole milk
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped almonds
¼ cup chopped cashews

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  • Place bread triangles onto a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven until lightly browned and dry, about 5 minutes per side.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry bread triangles, working in batches, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove bread with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Whisk sugar, water, and cardamom together in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until syrup has reduced slightly, 10 to 15 minutes. Dip bread triangles into syrup until fully soaked and transfer to a plate.
  • Simmer milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Transfer soaked bread triangles to the simmering milk; cook over low heat until the milk is absorbed into the bread and the fat separates, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in raisins. Garnish with almonds and cashews.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.5 calories, Carbohydrate 49.2 g, Cholesterol 6.1 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 266.5 mg, Sugar 32.1 g

INDIAN PUDDING WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH



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This warm pudding -- a cornmeal-based baked dessert -- is made with molasses, maple syrup, spices, and pureed squash; vanilla ice cream melts on top.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for ramekins, room temperature
1 1/2 cup Roasted Squash Puree made with butternut squash
6 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter six 12-ounce ramekins. Bring a pot of water to a boil for a hot-water bath. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together squash puree, eggs, spices, and salt; set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring milk, syrup, molasses, and butter to a simmer. While whisking, slowly add cornmeal. Cook, whisking, until mixture thickens, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • While whisking, pour the hot milk mixture into the reserved squash mixture. Whisk until well combined. Divide the mixture equally among the prepared ramekins, and place in a roasting pan. Transfer to oven rack, and pour boiling water into pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake until pudding is firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Remove ramekins from the pan, and serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

OLD-FASHIONED INDIAN PUDDING



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Provided by James Beard

Categories     Milk/Cream     Dairy     Ginger     Dessert     Bake     Cornmeal     Fall     Molasses     Double Boiler     House & Garden     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 quart scalded milk
1/3 cup yellow corn meal
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 good teaspoon ginger

Steps:

  • Put the scalded milk and corn meal in the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Add the salt and cook, stirring frequently for about 20 minutes. Mix with the molasses and ginger and pour into a buttered 2-quart soufflè dish or baking dish. Bake in a 300°F. oven for about 2 hours. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

INDIAN PUMPKIN PUDDING



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Indian pudding is an old-fashioned American dessert made with cornmeal, milk and molasses. I added pumpkin to the mix and came up with a deeply satisfying pudding, like pumpkin pie without the crust. I enjoy it warm or cold (I've been eating the remains of my recipe test with yogurt for breakfast).

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield Serves eight to 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 quart low-fat milk
6 tablespoons stone-ground yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup mild honey
2 cups pumpkin purée, canned or made from 2 pounds fresh pumpkin (see below)
4 eggs
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 2-quart casserole, soufflé dish or Dutch oven.
  • Pour the milk into a 3- or 4-quart pot or saucepan, and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, and slowly stream in the cornmeal while whisking the milk. Turn the heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, stirring, until the mixture has the consistency of runny cream of wheat. Stir in the molasses and honey, and continue to simmer, stirring, for five minutes. Remove from the heat, and whisk in the pumpkin until the mixture is smooth. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, and add the remaining ingredients. Pour into the buttered casserole, scraping in every bit with a rubber spatula.
  • Place in the oven, and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours until set; a knife should come out clean when inserted, and the top should be just beginning to brown. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 158, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 248 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: This will ensure that your Indian pudding has the best possible flavor and texture.
  • Don't overcook the pudding: It should be cooked until it is just set, but not so long that it becomes dry and crumbly.
  • Serve the pudding warm or at room temperature: This is when it is at its best.
  • Garnish the pudding with whipped cream, ice cream, or fresh berries: This will add a touch of sweetness and richness.

Conclusion:

Old Squaw Indian pudding is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich, creamy texture and sweet, nutty flavor, it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a special treat, give this classic recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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