Milk Puddings With Berries Recipes

BERRIES AND BUTTERMILK PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Make buttermilk puddings:
• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl and let soften 1 minute.
• Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a small heavy saucepan and add pod. Add remaining 3/4 cup milk and sugar and bring just to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture to hot milk mixture, stirring until dissolved. Quick- chill in an ice bath, stirring occasionally, until cold but not thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in buttermilk, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure, discarding solids. Pour into bowls and chill until set, at least 8 hours.
• Make sauce:
• Bring wine, water, sugar, zests, and bay leaf to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then boil until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Add strawberries and simmer 5 minutes. Discard zests and bay leaf, then purée strawberry mixture in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Force through clean fine-mesh sieve and discard solids.
• Chill sauce, stirring occasionally, until cold, about 1 hour.
• To serve:
• Spoon sauce over puddings and top with remaining berries.

VANILLA PUDDING WITH FRESH BERRIES AND GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Heat 4 cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until steaming.
• Whisk the sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup milk.
• Whisk half of the hot milk into the egg mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk the egg-milk mixture into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture boils. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until it has thickened to a puddinglike consistency, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Cool slightly, stirring a few times to prevent a skin from forming. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding and refrigerate until completely cooled and thickened, about 4 hours.
• Before serving, whisk the pudding vigorously until smooth and creamy. Gently fold in the berries. Spoon the pudding into six to eight individual cups and top with the crushed gingersnaps.

MILK PUDDINGS WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Using vegetable peeler, remove peel in long strips from lemon. Combine whole milk, 1 cup low-fat milk, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon peel in medium saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into milk mixture; add bean. Bring to boil. Remove from heat; cover and let steep 45 minutes. Remove vanilla bean.
• Place remaining 1/2 cup low-fat milk in small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over and let stand until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes; stir to blend. Bring milk mixture in saucepan to simmer. Remove from heat; immediately add gelatin mixture and whisk until gelatin dissolves. Pour mixture through strainer set over 4-cup measuring cup. Rinse six 3/4-cup ramekins, dividing equally. Refrigerate overnight until puddings are set. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
• Combine berries and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl. Let stand 30 minutes. Spoon berry mixture atop puddings in ramekins and serve.

CEREAL MILK PUDDING

Steps:

• Add the milk and 3 cups of the cereal to a large bowl and stir to combine. Let the mixture steep for 1 hour in the refrigerator, then strain out the cereal and discard it, reserving the milk (there should be 4 1/2 cups).
• Add 4 cups of the cereal milk to a large saucepan and warm over medium heat until steaming (do not let boil), about 6 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the remaining 1/2 cup cereal milk in a medium bowl.
• Slowly incorporate the warm cereal milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to keep the eggs from scrambling. Once combined, pour the mixture back into the pan and turn the heat to medium. Cook, whisking continually, until the mixture thickens up to the consistency of pudding, about 7 minutes.
• Remove the pudding from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Transfer to a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed against the top of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Chill the pudding completely, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the remaining 1 cup cereal evenly on a baking sheet and drizzle with the agave. Bake until the agave melts and the cereal sticks when pinched, about 5 minutes. Let cool. (The cereal garnish will harden as it cools.)
• Spoon the pudding into bowls and top with the candied cereal pieces and sprinkles.

BERRY BREAD PUDDING WITH BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Generously butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the bread slices in the dish so they are packed in a little bit tight. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 4 eggs, milk, white sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Pour the liquid over the bread, and let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator. Press down the top with a spatula occasionally to help the bread absorb the liquid. After about 30 minutes, sprinkle the berries over the pudding, and press them down inside a bit to distribute.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the bread pudding for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden, and the middle is firm. While the pudding is baking, make the brown sugar sauce.
• Melt the unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, water, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in the egg. Return to the burner, and cook stirring constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Serve hot over the hot bread pudding.

BRAZILIAN MILK PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sugar melts into a golden caramel, about 10 minutes. Pour into a ring mold, tilting to coat the bottom evenly.
• Pour condensed milk into a blender. Fill the empty can with milk and pour in, twice. Add eggs. Blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour over caramel in the mold.
• Place mold in a larger baking pan. Fill baking pan with hot water to a depth of 1 inch to make a water bath.
• Bake pudding in the preheated oven until set and firm to the touch, 60 to 90 minutes. Remove mold from the water bath and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Unmold pudding carefully onto a plate and chill before serving, about 3 hours.