Healthy Pumpkin Pudding
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Prep Time:
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes chill time
Yield:
6
Recipe Source:
The Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookbook by Stephanie Pedersen ($12.95, Sterling Publishing Co., 2014). Photo by BLM Photography.
Ingredients
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1⁄4 tsp salt
- 1⁄4 tsp pumpkin-pie spice
Directions
- In a large saucepan, whisk milk, sugar, and cornstarch; bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, whisking constantly.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs with a whisk. Gradually add half of the hot milk mixture to the beaten eggs.
- Add milk-egg mixture to pan and cook over medium heat 3 minutes, or until thick, whisking constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in pumpkin, salt, and pumpkin-pie spice.
- Spoon evenly into 6 custard cups.
- Let cool, and chill for about 30 minutes, or until pudding is set.
Notes
Easier to make than pumpkin pie, this simple pudding is healthy enough to enjoy for breakfast.