Steamed Pudding

Carrot Pudding

Carrot Pudding

This scrumptiously rich steamed pudding was a family tradition every Thanksgiving dinner when I was growing up. If you like carrot cake, this will be right up your alley and it absolutely sings when drizzled with a beautiful, warm caramel sauce! Both the carrot pudding and the sauce should be served warm.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Carrot Pudding, Steamed Pudding
Servings: 6 pints

Equipment

  • canner and pint sized canning jars/lids

Ingredients

  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 1 cup grated potatoes
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup raisins chopped
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • cup flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cloves

Caramel Sauce

  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup white corn syrup
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar

Instructions

Carrot Pudding

  • Combine first 5 ingredients and allow to set, the sugars will pull the moisture from the vegetables.
  • Combine dry ingredients together, spices will blend easier if you mix a little sugar with them.
    Stir dry ingredients into vegetables, butter and sugar. Add raisins and nuts.
  • Grease inside of wide mouth canning jars, fill to about ⅔ full. Put on lids and set in hot water bath in canner.
    Boil 2½ hours. Jars will seal and pudding will keep indefinitely.

Caramel Sauce

  • In a saucepan, mix together cream, corn syrup and brown sugar over medium heat until well blended. DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.

Notes

Triple recipe will make 7 quarts, that just fills my canner.