Carrot Pudding
This vegetarian builds carrots, shortening and raisins into a proper meal you can have ready in about 70 minutes. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Peel and grate the carrots, then steam or boil them until very tender, drain well and mash or finely chop to a soft pulp; let cool slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 170 C and generously grease a pudding mould or a deep baking dish.
- Cream the shortening with the brown sugar until light, then beat in the egg yolks one at a time followed by the mashed carrots.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, then fold the dry ingredients into the carrot mixture along with the raisins.
- In a clean bowl whip the egg whites to soft peaks and gently fold them into the batter to keep it light.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared mould, cover loosely with greased foil, and either steam over simmering water for about 90 minutes or bake in a water bath for 50 to 60 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Let the pudding rest for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate and serve warm with a vanilla or hard sauce.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Whisk · Baking dish · Steamer
Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
Tips & common questions
How long does Carrot Pudding take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Carrot Pudding vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Carrot Pudding is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Carrot pudding with fruits.jpg by mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.