New England Cracker Pudding Recipes

SALTINE CRACKER PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy and pale yellow, 1 to 3 minutes. Heat milk in a large saucepan over medium heat, and whisk in the egg yolk mixture until smooth; boil for 1 minute. Mix in the coconut and cracker crumbs; bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer the mixture until thick, about 5 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites in a glass or metal mixing bowl with an electric mixer until they hold stiff peaks; gently fold into the coconut mixture, and mix in the vanilla extract. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRAHAM CRACKER PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease six, 6 ounce, ovenproof custard cups.
• Cream together shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in egg yolk. Stir in raisins and nuts. In a separate bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to batter alternately with milk, stirring until smooth. Whip egg white until stiff. Fold into batter. Pour into prepared custard cups.
• Bake in preheated oven 25 to 30 minutes, until set.

NEW ENGLAND INDIAN PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk cornbread mix, pudding mix and milk until blended. Add eggs, molasses and spices; whisk until combined. Transfer to a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour., Reduce heat to low. Stir pudding, making sure to scrape sides of slow cooker well. Cover and cook until very thick, 2-1/2 to 3 hours longer, stirring once per hour. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

NEW ENGLAND PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine drained pineapple and diced apples.
• Put into a 9-inch square pan.
• Mix walnuts and brown sugar together and spread over fruit.
• Beat eggs until thick and blend in flour and sugar.
• Add melted butter and mix thoroughly.
• Spread batter over the sugar and walnuts, making sure that mixture does not touch fruit mixture underneath.
• Bake for approximately 60 minutes or until golden brown.
• It's done when poked and no butter flows underneath.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.

NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease a pudding mold well with extra butter and dust with flour. Cover top with large piece of greased foil an fold snugly over sides of mold to keep steam out. Remember to leave some slack in foil because pudding will need room to expand.
• Mix together breadcrumbs, Craisins, molasses and melted butter. Combine baking soda and water and add to crumb mixture; mix well.
• Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Stir into crumb mixture. Pour mixture into greased pudding mold.
• Place mold on rack in steamer or large pot. Add boiling water to halfway up sides of pudding mold. Cover and steam for 2 hours or until firm to touch.

COMMON CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the crushed crackers in a bowl, add the oil and melted butter, and toss to coat the crackers with the fat. Spread on a baking sheet and bake until crisp and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

BOSTON CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, line 8-inch round pan with plastic wrap. Remove 1 Tbsp. graham pieces; set aside.
• Spread half the remaining graham pieces onto bottom of prepared pan; cover with layers of pudding mixture and remaining graham pieces. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Microwave chocolate and 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is well blended. Invert dessert onto plate; remove pan and plastic wrap. Top dessert with chocolate glaze. Refrigerate 15 min. Garnish with remaining COOL WHIP and reserved graham pieces just before serving.

NEW ENGLAND CRACKER PUDDING

Steps:

• Spread saltines with butter.
• Barely cover the raisins with boiling water and cook until plump; drain.
• Arrange alternately a layer of crackers and a layer of raisins in a greased baking dish.
• Pour hot milk over the top and let stand for half an hour.
• Beat eggs and egg yolks well; add salt, sugar, spices and cream.
• Combine with the first mixture in the baking dish and bake at 325F for 2 hours.