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Cooking at Home – Sweet Cornmeal Pudding with Ginger and Cinnamon

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Makes:8 servings

This baked pudding combines milk and cornmeal with spices to produce a custard-like dessert that you can serve on special occasions.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups non-fat milk
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup non-fat milk (cold)
  • 1 tablespoon margarine
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease 1-quart baking pan.
  3. In a saucepan, heat 2 1/2 cups of milk to a simmer.
  4. In a bowl, mix together the other 1/2 cup cold milk with cornmeal.
  5. Add cornmeal mixture to warm milk, stir well.
  6. Cook 20 minutes over low-medium heat. Stir often to prevent scorching. Cook until thickened.
  7. Remove pudding from heat. Stir in margarine, molasses, ginger and cinnamon.
  8. Pour into the greased baking pan.
  9. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. When a knife is inserted and comes out clean, the pudding is done.
  10. Cut into 8 squares before serving. Serve warm.

Source: Indian Health Service Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, Honor the Gift of Food: Learn at Home Lessons

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 square, 1/8 of recipe (114g)

Nutrients

Amount

Total Calories

132

Total Fat

2 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

2 mg

Sodium

61 mg

Carbohydrates

26 g

Dietary Fiber

1 g

Total Sugars

20 g

Added Sugars included

15 g

Protein

4 g

Vitamin D

1 mcg

Calcium

156 mg

Iron

1 mg

Potassium

468 mg