What’s for sure is that our version of this Québecois custom is anything but traditional. By adding pecans and ginger we have given the Pouding a more developed taste and texture. Add the rich and smooth taste of our whipped cream cheese on top, and you may just want to call our Pouding Chomeur gourmet.

Ingredients

Pouding

• 2 cups maple syrup
• 2 cups cream (15%)
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whipped Cream Cheese

• ½ cup light cream cheese
• ¼ cup icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons 35% cream

Preparation

Topping

1. In a deep mixing bowl, whip the cream cheese and icing sugar.
2. Add in the cream and mix until completely combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Pouding

1. With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 400 °F.
2. In the Remy Olivier Sabayon Frypan, bring the maple syrup and cream to a boil. Pour into the Remy Olivier Elite Square Baker (or a dish of about 10 cup capacity). Set aside.
3. In a deep mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In the thinkkitchen Promix Stand Mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth.
5. At low speed, add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk and vanilla. Add in the ginger and the pecans and mix until combined.
6. With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, like our casa solid spoon, spread the dough on the hot syrup.
7. Place the dish on a thinkkitchen baking sheet (to collect any syrup that could overflow from the cake). Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
8. Serve warm with a scoop of the whipped cream cheese on top and ice wine from Quebec in our Riedel glasses for an even more refined experience.

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The Basics

Steep cinnamon sticks and vanilla pod in coconut milk for 20 minutes – allow milk to cool.

Whisk chia seeds into cooled milk and allow to sit overnight in the fridge. Try to whisk every couple of hours to be sure it’s well integrated.

Enjoy the next day for either breakfast (top with bananas, granola, cereal, nuts) or dessert (berries, cocoa nibs, chocolate curls, toasted shaved coconut).

Top it off

Le Bon Depart (the Good Start): Start your day off the right way with a chia pudding topped with orange slices for some Vitamin C and some cereal for some added fiber.

Berry-tastic: this is the perfect mid day snack to keep you going during those long afternoons. Top it off with blackberries and your favorite nuts for extra protein and nutrients.

Chia – colada: Top it off with some roasted coconut nibs as well as pineapple slices. This is a great dessert to serve at your next party for a healthy, but none the less just as delicious and satisfying as that chocolate cake.

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