Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups fresh or canned persimmon puree (see note), or use canned pumpkin
- 2 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- Salt to taste, if desired
- ½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup melted butter, plus butter for greasing the baking dish
- Nutritional Information
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
382 calories; 9 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 68 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 41 grams sugars; 8 grams protein; 111 milligrams cholesterol; 486 milligrams sodium
Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
Eight or more servings
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Put the persimmon puree into a mixing bowl and add the buttermilk. Beat well with a mixer.
- Sift together the sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Beat the eggs and add them to the persimmon mixture. Add the sifted dry ingredients and beat with the mixer. Beat in the butter. There should be about six cups.
- Butter a six-cup baking dish and pour the batter into it. Set the baking dish in a larger utensil and pour boiling water into the larger dish.
- Place in the oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the pudding is set and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- May be topped with whipped cream.
- To make persimmon puree, put enough ripe, pitted persimmons through a sieve to produce one and one-half cups.
50 minutes
Dining and Cooking