Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021 in Dessert Recipes

Grandma's Portuguese Pudding

This delicious grandma's Portuguese pudding recipe (pudim da avózinha) is the best pudding you will ever eat.
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Grandma's Portuguese Pudding

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 50 min
Ready In1 h 5 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings6

Ingredients

2 and 1/2 cups of cream2 lemons, peel only3 tablespoons of sugar1 and 1/2 cups of condensed milk8 eggs1 tablespoon of cornstarchZest of 1 lemonLiquid caramel (to taste)
2 and 1/2 cups of cream2 lemons, peel only3 tablespoons of sugar1 and 1/2 cups of condensed milk8 eggs1 tablespoon of cornstarchZest of 1 lemonLiquid caramel (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Pour the cream in a saucepan with the lemon peel and sugar and bring to a boil.
  2. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
  3. Preheat the oven to 170ºC or 340ºF.
  4. In a bowl pour the condensed milk, the eggs, the cornstarch flour and the lemon zest and mix everything with a wire whisk.
  5. Discard the lemon peels in the warm cream and pour the cream over the the condensed milk preparion, stirring constantly.
  6. Pour this preparation into the previously caramelized pudding form and bake in a water bath for about 50 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and unmold only once cold.
Recipe & Photo Credit: receitasdeportugal.com
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Renee
Renee
What is a “water bath”—step 6? 6. Pour this preparation into the previously caramelized pudding form and bake in a water bath for about 50 minutes.
4 Weeks ago, Sunday, November 24, 2024
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Port
Place the pudding form inside a bigger pan filled half way with hot water and bake the pudding that way.
4 Weeks ago, Sunday, November 24, 2024
Darlene
Darlene
Is this like Flan?
1 Year ago, Saturday, October 14, 2023
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Port
It's a little different.
1 Year ago, Saturday, October 14, 2023
Patricia Guillaume
Patricia Guillaume
Very nice. My avo made something similar
2 Years ago, Monday, August 15, 2022
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Port
Great to hear Pat.
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