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A Delicious Raisin Pudding Ready in 30 Minutes

Resurrect the ancient, hard raisins in your pantry.

I grew up in a pea-pod sized prairie village that has a high percentage of superb bakers. My mom is one of them. And she knows how to take basic ingredients and transform them into something mouth-watering.

Even rock hard raisins.

Now, I’ve never been as big of a raisin lover like my mom and sister, HOWEVER, this is the scrumptious raisin dessert I grew up with and weirdly I still love it to this day — and it is packed with raisins! (What can I say? I’m complicated.)

This raisin pudding has a cake-like top with buttery, brown sugar sauce on the bottom. It isn’t a fancy looking dessert but this isn’t really the time you want fancy, anyway.

And with a dollop of whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or even a little cream on the side? I don’t think you’ll complain.

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If you’re like me — you probably have a hard-as-rock package of raisins and an equally hard-as-rock bag of brown sugar forgotten in the black depths of your pantry.

Maybe those raisins are 5 years old. Don’t worry about it.

Drag them out.

Before you start making this lovely pudding — boil some water and pour it over those rock hard raisins in a bowl and let them sit in the hot water until they plump up and soften. It might take 30 minutes — depending on how many years they’ve languished in your pantry.

Once the raisins are soft — drain them and then you’re ready to start.

Old Fashioned Raisin Pudding

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients for the cake batter:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/2–3/4 cup milk

Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl.

Ingredients for Topping:

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter

2 cups boiling water

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup soft raisins

1/2 tsp cinnamon — optional

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Into an 8 x 8 inch baking dish dissolve 1 cup brown sugar into 2 cups boiling water, add 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1 cup softened raisins.

Spoon cake batter over raisin mixture in pan.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 -35 minutes, or until slightly brown on top. Test with a toothpick. Don’t overbake or your sauce will disappear.

Remove pudding from oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving. I like to flip each piece over so you see the raisins but that’s up to you.

Thanks for reading! I have loads of food essays (delicious recipes too) and thoughtful and quirky simpler living essays waiting for you. (Well over 100 of them!) And this story caught the attention of NBC News in New York!