26 October 2016 Pouding Chomeur in a Mug

Pouding Chomeur in a Mug

October 26, 2016 By

in-the-mugFor those of you not familiar with pouding chomeur (unemployed man’s pudding in French), it’s a majorly sweet, decadent, comforting and easy-to-make dessert that originated from Quebec.

Pouding chomeur is cakey on the surface and gooey, carameley on the bottom. It became popular in Quebec during the Great Depression and was typically made in a large baking dish to feed a ton of people using stale bread.

I was craving this delish dessert last night but didn’t want to make my usual large-format recipe, so I searched for a single-serve recipe and found one for a version made in a mug (what’s not to love about that). It came out perfect! I need to reiterate that it’s beyond sweet and really should be served with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 Tbsp. butter, softened
  • 2 Tbsp. whole milk
  • 3 Tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp. water
Flour & Butter

Flour & Butter

Directions:

  1. In a 1 ½ cup mug, add the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine with a fork. Add the butter and stir until the batter is crumbly. Add the milk and stir until mostly smooth.
  2. In a separate small bowl, combine the syrup and water. Pour over the batter in the mug.
  3. Place the mug on a plate, in case of spills, and microwave for 1 ½ minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes before topping with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and eating.

Makes 1 servings.

Cheers,

Veronique

Adapted from this recipe.

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10 December 2015 Pouding Chômeur – Poor Man’s Pudding

Pouding Chômeur – Poor Man’s Pudding

December 10, 2015 By

Day 10 of my “12 Days of Baked Goods” series!

Pouding ChomeurGrowing up in Quebec, my sister and I always loved Pouding Chômeur, literally translated as “poor man’s pudding. It was dubbed as such because the recipe became popular during the depression when the cake in this recipe was replaced by day-old bread.

A little goes a long way with the portions as this dessert is quite sweet. Don’t omit the requisite vanilla ice cream.

Cake Batter Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk

Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ¼ cup butter, softened

Cake Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and the baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and beat for another 2 minutes, until fully incorporated.
  3. Add ½ of the milk then ½ of the flour mixture to the butter, mix then repeat with the rest of the milk and flour.
  4. Butter or coat in cooking spray a 13×9 baking pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, set aside.

Sauce Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add all the sauce ingredients and whisk to blend. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute whisking continuously.
  3. Pour the sauce over the batter in the pan – do NOT mix. Bake for 45 minutes.
  4. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.

Yields 10-12 servings.

Cheers,

Veronique

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