Pumpkin Pudding (Budin De Calabaza)

This is a recipe from Puerto Rico. They enjoy pudding as a light but special ending to a meal. This popular dessert is a medley of pumpkin, cinnamon, and cloves.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4  eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1⁄2 cup  whipping cream
• 2  teaspoons rum

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl thoroughly combine the pumpkin, sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Add eggs; lightly beat eggs into pumpkin mixture with a fork. Add milk; mix well.
2. Place a 10 x 6 x 2 inch baking pan in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan on an oven rack. Pour in the pumpkin mixture. Pour hot water into the outer pan to a depth of 1 inch. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or till knife inserted comes out clean. Cool pudding; chill.
3. Combine whipping cream and rum. Beat till soft peaks form. Spoon pudding into 8 dessert dishes. Dollop each with whipped cream mixture.