Description
A delicous and healthy fruit pudding that is easy to make. My grandmother passed this recipe to me over 60 years ago, however, i made some adjustments to the recipe. Grandmother made this pudding from the dried fruit that she prepared when the fruit was in season.
Ingredients
- Water
- Dried Cranberries
- Dried Apricot
- Dried Prunes
- Golden Seedless Raisins
- Dried Apple
- Pear
- Peach
- Dates
- Granulated Sugar
- All-purpose Flour
- Whole Wheat Flour
Instructions
- In a medium size saucepan, add 1 cup of water and cranberries and cook until tender
- Mash and set aside
- In a large cooking pot, add 12 cups of water, apricots, prunes, raisins, apples, pears, peaches, dates
- Bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour or until all fruit is soft
- Stirring occasionally
- Add sugar and mashed cranberries and cook for 5 minutes
- Remove 1 cup of liquid from cooked fruit and stir in all-purpose and whole wheat flour to form a smooth, thin paste
- Add flour paste to cooking pot and stir until well blended
- Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, stirring frequently so the fruit does not settle to the bottom of the pot
- Remove from heat and let cool before serving
- Serve fruit pudding as is
- If desired, you can serve with ice-cream or whipping cream