Best Christmas Cranberry Pudding Recipes

LITHUANIAN CRANBERRY PUDDING FOR CHRISTMAS EVE

Steps:

• Transfer cranberries into a pot.
• Pour in enough water to cover, add cinnamon sticks and whole cloves.
• Heat until cranberries begin to break up.
• Remove from heat, press mixture through a food mill.
• There should be about 4 cups [1 L] of juice and pulp.
• Chill a little of cranberry juice and mix sugar into remaining cranberry mixture.
• Dissolve potato starch into chilled cranberry juice and add to pulp and juice mixture.
• Return juice and pulp to pot.
• Bring to a gentle boil stirring constantly; heat until the mixture becomes clear.
• Pour hot pudding into individual glass bowls.
• Refrigerate until set before serving.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and baking power. Stir in cranberries. Set aside
• In large bowl, combine baking soda and molasses. Add boiling water and gently the foamy mixture.
• Add flour mixture into molasses mixture, stirring gently to ensure no lumps of flour are left.
• Pour into greased and floured tin or springform pan, cover well with tinfoil, and steam for 2 hours or until set. Let cool to room temperature.
• Make butter sauce combining brown sugar, butter, and cream in saucepan and cooking on medium-low, whisking frequently, until sugar dissolved and ingredients are combined, about 10-15 minutes..
• Can make pudding and sauce ahead and keep in fridge. At serving time, warm the sauce and serve alongside in small pitcher for guests to pour over pudding slices.