Mom's Christmas Carrot Pudding
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 22
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 1 cup grated raw carrot
- 1 cup grated raw potato
- 1 cup grated raw apple
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup nuts
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 dash allspice
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
directions
- Put everything for the pudding in a big bowl and mix it up so it is combined.
- Place batter in greased molds and carefully cover with tinfoil.
- You do not want any water falling over into the batter or it will be ruined.
- Put molds in a pot big enough to fit leaving a little room around the edges to pour the water into the pot.
- Fill the pot with water halfway up the side of the molds.
- Cover with lid and steam for 2 to 3 hours.
- Check to make sure the pot doesn't run dry.
- The pudding is done when it has a cake-like look to it.
- You may have to steam for a longer period of time.
- It is best to make this a few days ahead of time and cool it in a pantry or fridge so that the flavors may blend.
- Sauce: Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice.
- Add water.
- Cook until thickens and clear looking.
- Add vinegar and stir.
- Make this the day you are going to serve.
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Reviews
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This is similar to my mother's Christmas carrot pudding, which has carrots and potatoes but no apples. We serve ours with two sauces--a hard sauce made with powdered sugar, butter, and a little nutmeg, and a hot sauce flavored with whisky. Sublime! Last Christmas I cut the fat in half, with no reduction in quality. Using applesauce or prune puree, one might eliminate all fat.
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