Old Fashioned Date Pudding Recipes

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix together 1 cup dates, 1 cup hot water and baking soda. Let stand several minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients (white sugar, butter, egg, flour, baking powder and pecans). Mix well.
• Pour into 9x9 inch greased pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Mix brown sugar, 2/3 cup water and 2/3 cup dates in saucepan.
• Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat,stirring constantly.
• Pour on top of date pudding immediately, or it can be spooned on after it is cut into pieces.
• Top with whipped cream.

CORA'S DATE PUDDING - A VERY OLD RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan mix sugar, water, and butter. Cook until it comes to a boil. Pour into a 9 by 13 inch pan. Mix all remaining ingredients together, forming a dough-like mixture. Drop by tablespoons full onto mixture in 9 by 13 pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

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.

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.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING - STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a 9 x 5 inch pan (bread pan) with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• For the sauce, boil together water, brown sugar and butter for 3 minutes in a small saucepan; add vanilla and take off heat to slightly cool while putting together pudding.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; add milk, chopped dates and vanilla. Mix together until a thick, sticky batter forms.
• Spread pudding cake mixture into prepared bread pan; pour sauce over batter.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour. If the center still looks wet after an hour, continue to cook 5 to 10 minutes until the center is set. The cake will be sticky, and the sauce layer will move to the bottom.
• Serve warm or cold, topped with the sauce from the bottom of the pan. Dollop with whipped cream if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in butter and vanilla. , Cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.