Best Christmas Cranberry Pudding Recipes

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.

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.