Low Fat Sweet Potato and Ginger Pudding


If you've ever had sweet potato pie, or pumpkin pie, for that matter, you'll be right at home with these puddings.  They're creamy, spicy little sandcastles of sweet potato and ginger, made even more luscious by real maple syrup and one little egg (okay, one large egg).  

These certainly don't taste low-fat, they taste like the best childhood memories of down-home pie without that pesky crust to get soggy.  The addition of candied ginger is not too shabby, either, like a little prize of flavor at the bottom of your cracker jacks.  


The original recipe is meant to serve 8, a bit excessive in this apartment of two.  So I cut the recipe into 1/3, always a risky proposition.  Below is what I did for two puddings.  They were a bit difficult to unmold, and I had to do a little patchwork salvaging once they slipped from the ramekins.  So do remember to butter your dishes well.  If you don't want to deal with flipping them over, you really could just eat them straight from the dishes.


Low Fat Sweet Potato and Ginger Pudding
Serves 2

1 sweet potato
1/2 cup low fat milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 large egg
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
pinch salt
Scant tablespoon candied ginger, chopped

Extra candied ginger for garnish

Grease two ramekins (I used two different sizes, but all was fine) and set aside.  Clean the sweet potato, cut in half, and drop it into a pot of boiling water for about 25 minutes, until it is very tender.  Remove the sweet potato from the pot and run it under cold water briefly so that it's cool enough to handle and slip off the skin.

In a separate bowl, mix all the other ingredients except the candied ginger.  Put this mixture, along with the sweet potato, into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.  Mix in the chopped candied ginger by hand.

Pour the mixture into the ramekins (it's fine to fill them to the top), then place the ramekins into a bain marie, in other words, into a large baking dish that is filled with warm water which should come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.  

Into an oven preheated to 350, place the puddings and bake for about 1 hour, until the sides just pull away from the edges (not as much as a cake might, in my experience) and a knife inserted in the center comes out almost clean.

Remove the ramekins from the bain marie and place on a cooling rack for at least 20 and up to 45 minutes, but no more.  Invert onto serving dishes and enjoy.

Notes

* Sweetened or flavored whipped cream would be dreamy on these!

Comments

Dewi said…
Andrea, this is a perfect dessert during the week. Make you feel less guilty to eat it.
Cheers,
Elra
Donna-FFW said…
Andrea- This looks fabulous. I would love to try it!! It looks so light and so yummy!!
Snooky doodle said…
what an interesting pudding! I ve never taste sweet potato . they re not very popular her. wish to though :) these look so good!
Hayley said…
This looks wonderful! My aunt made me a baked sweet potato stuffed with pineapple, raisins, and walnuts the other day, and I know it would be right up your alley. Thanks for sharing this one!
Cherie said…
Thanks for this great recipe. Looks super delicious.
veggie belly said…
Wow! I love all the flavors going on here!
Anonymous said…
Love ginger in anything. & a healthy desssert too!
Anonymous said…
This was delicious!!! I was surprised by how easy it really was, healthy and very very tasty!
test it comm said…
This sweet potato pudding sounds good!
kousalya said…
Great thoughts you got there, believe I may possibly try just some of it throughout my daily life.


Bain Maries
Anonymous said…
how many grams of sweet poato?

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