Dig into the irresistible flavors of this Maple Pudding recipe, also known as 'Pouding Chomeur' in French-Canadian cuisine. This classic dessert is pure comfort in a bowl, featuring a moist cake-like pudding soaked in a rich maple syrup sauce.
This easy-to-follow recipe guide will show you how to create this delicious dessert in the comfort of your own home. Perfect for any occasion, this Maple Pudding is the ultimate way to indulge in the flavors of Canada. Check out our recipe and enjoy a taste of Canada today!
Why you'll love this
Heavenly Maple Flavor
Prepare to be swept away by the rich and distinctive taste of maple syrup in every spoonful. This Maple Pudding fully embraces the essence of this beloved ingredient, offering a warm, sweet, and comforting experience.
Irresistibly Moist and Tender
The cake-like texture of this pudding is what dreams are made of. With a moist and tender crumb, each bite melts in your mouth, delivering a delectable and satisfying experience.
Easy-to-Follow Recipe
This Maple Pudding recipe is straightforward and beginner-friendly. With simple ingredients and step-by-step instructions, you can easily recreate this dessert masterpiece in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Versatile and Adaptable
While traditionally served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream, this Pouding Chomeur can be enjoyed in various ways. You can savor it chilled during warmer months or experiment with different toppings and accompaniments to create your own unique twist.
What is Maple Pudding?
Maple Pudding, also known as Pouding Chomeur, is a delicious dessert made with simple ingredients like maple syrup, butter, flour, and milk. It's a classic Canadian dessert that originated in Quebec.
Ingredients and substitutions for Maple Pudding
- Butter: Unsalted butter was used to make the cake, though you could definitely substitute with salted butter and omit any salt in the cake.
- Sugar: The best sugar here is superfine or caster which helps dissolve into the cake batter during whipping. You could half and half the sugar with light brown sugar and caster sugar, if you prefer.
- Eggs: Room temperature eggs, add structure to our cake, the egg helps to bind everything together so are essential.
- Flour: Plain or all purpose flour adds a light texture to the cake and you’ll keep a light crumb by only mixing until combined.
- Baking powder: Helping our cake to rise for a light crumb and avoid a stodgy result.
- Maple syrup: Pure maple syrup is the best thing to use here. You can experiment with other sweeteners if desired, however, for the most authentic taste, it’s best to stick to maple syrup.
- Heavy cream: Heavy cream thickens beautifully when baked and combines with our maple syrup to make a really nice sauce. If all you can source is pouring cream, that will also work well here.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make Maple Pudding:
Preheat your oven to 220C/425F and lightly greaseproof a baking dish with a thin layer of butter.
Place the maple syrup and heavy cream into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to a boil.
Once it begins to bubble, stir and remove from the heat. Set aside.
To make the batter, place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy, approximately 1 minute.
Add in the vanilla extract and 1 egg and beat until well combined.
Add the remaining egg and combine.
Toss in the flour, baking powder and salt and fold until the batter is formed and no dry portions remain in the edge or base of your bowl.
Spoon the batter into your baking dish and smooth out.
Slowly and carefully pour the maple syrup mixture over the back of a spoon all over your batter.
Place in the oven and bake until golden, approximately 30 minutes.
Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Serve up with a little drizzle of cream.
Dig in!
Equipment needed to make this
Mixing bowl: You’ll need a large mixing bowl to prepare the cake batter.
Stand or hand mixer: A stand mixer or hand mixer works best here to prepare your cake.
Saucepan: You’ll need a small saucepan to simmer your sauce ingredients.
Baking dish: A nice heavy duty baking dish works a charm here so as to ensure your pudding doesn’t bubble over when baking.
FAQ's for the best Maple Pudding
Maple Pudding has a delightful combination of flavors. The rich maple syrup gives it a sweet, caramel-like taste, while the buttery pudding underneath adds a creamy texture. It's a dessert that is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth!
Absolutely! Maple Pudding can be made ahead of time and reheated when you're ready to serve. After baking, let it cool completely, then cover and refrigerate. When you're ready to enjoy, simply reheat individual portions in the microwave or oven until warm. Don't forget to add a drizzle of maple syrup on top for extra indulgence!
While maple syrup is the traditional sweetener for this recipe, you can experiment with other sweeteners if desired. However, keep in mind that using a different sweetener may alter the flavor and texture of the pudding. For the most authentic taste, it's recommended to stick with maple syrup.
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Canadian Maple Pudding
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: Serves 10
- Category: Pudding
- Cuisine: Canadian
Description
This Canadian Maple Pudding recipe has a light butter cake that is easy to whip up all enveloped with a maple and cream sauce makes for a warm pudding for those cooler days.
Ingredients
Sauce
340 grams / 1 cup maple syrup
250 milliliters / 1 cup heavy cream
Pudding batter
170 grams / 6 ounces butter, room temperature
125 grams / ⅔ cup superfine/caster sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
110 grams / 2 eggs, room temperature
4 grams / 1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
282 grams / 1 ¾ cups plain flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220C/425F and lightly greaseproof a baking dish with a thin layer of butter.
Sauce
- Place the maple syrup and heavy cream into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it begins to bubble, stir and remove from the heat. Set aside.
Pudding batter
- To make the batter, place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy, approximately 1 minute.
- Add in the vanilla extract and 1 egg and beat until well combined.
- Add the remaining egg and combine.
- Toss in the flour, baking powder and salt and fold until the batter is formed and no dry portions remain in the edge or base of your bowl.
- Spoon the batter into your baking dish and smooth out.
- Slowly and carefully pour the maple syrup mixture over the back of a spoon all over your batter.
- Place in the oven and bake until golden, approximately 30 minutes.
- Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Serve up with a little drizzle of cream.
- Dig in!
Notes
- Maple syrup: Pure maple syrup is the best thing to use here. You can experiment with other sweeteners if desired, however, for the most authentic taste, it’s best to stick to maple syrup.
- Heavy cream: Heavy cream thickens beautifully when baked and combines with our maple syrup to make a really nice sauce. If all you can source is pouring cream, that will also work well here.
- Flavor of the pudding: The rich maple syrup gives it a sweet, caramel-like taste, while the buttery pudding underneath adds a creamy texture.
- Can be made ahead: Maple Pudding can be made ahead of time and reheated when you're ready to serve. After baking, let it cool completely, then cover and refrigerate. When you're ready to enjoy, simply reheat individual portions in the microwave or oven until warm.
Nutrition
- Calories: 454 calories per serve
Keywords: canadian pudding, baked pudding
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