Grape-Nut Custard Layered Pudding My Dad’s Way ~ New England Style
New Englanders love their Grape-Nut Pudding! There are two ways, mixed or layered. My preference is this layered way. The Grape-Nuts cereal and the custard magically separate into two separate layers. If you never had Grape-Nut Pudding, try this!
Servings: 12
Calories: 152
Equipment
- 2 quart casserole dish
- Water Bath Pan
Ingredients
- 6 cups milk
- 1⅓ cups Grape-Nuts cereal
- 6 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a large pan over medium heat, scald the milk.
- Stir in the grapenuts cereal, then remove from the heat and let it cool slightly. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat by hand the eggs, salt, vanilla extract, and sugar and pour it into the milk mixture.
- Stir to blend everything together then pour this into a two-quart casserole dish.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon, or nutmeg over the top.
- Place the casserole dish into a water bath. (Put the casserole dish into another larger pan filled with hot water one-quarter of the way up.)
- Bake at 350° for 60 minutes.
- Remove the pudding casserole dish from the water bath and let cool on a wire rack. When it is cooled, cover it and put it into the refrigerator for a few hours to chill before serving.
- Serve the cold, with or without whipped cream.
- Store it covered in the refrigerator.