Sioux Indian Pudding

This recipe is over 100 years old. Though I’m Cherokee and not Sioux, this recipe is still a favorite.

Original recipe makes 1 1-quart pudding

Ingredients

3 cups milk
1/3 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    2 hrs

  • READY IN

    2 hrs 15 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Butter a 1 quart baking dish.
  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook milk until bubbles form at edges. Slowly stir cornmeal and molasses into milk. Continue to cook and stir until thickened, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Pour into prepared dish.
  3. Bake in preheated oven 2 hours, until set. Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition

Calories: 243 kcal
Carbohydrates: 45.9 g
Cholesterol: 15 mg
Fat: 3.8 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 6.9 g
Sodium: 374 mg