Indian Cornmeal & Berry Dessert

Submitted by FDADELKARIM

"This unusual dessert was found in an American Indian cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 cup johnnycake white cornmeal
• 2 cups cold water
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 cup fruit juice (blackberry, blueberry, or raspberry)
• 2 cups berries
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3⁄4 cup cream
• 3⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 3 eggs, beaten

directions

1. Soak the cornmeal in the water. Melt the butter in a large pot the add the cornmeal mixture. Heat slowly, stir constantly for 15 minutes, or until thickened.
2. Add the juice, berries, & nutmeg then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then add the cream & maple syrup, blending throughly.
3. Add the eggs & remove from the heat, stirring until the mixture stops bubbling. Serve either hot or chilled.

Reviews

[Doug S.]

Nutmeg is not an indigenous spice used by Native Americans, I might try this replacing the nutmeg with either mint or loveroot.

 

[Mia in Germany]

This was delicious! I used cranberry juice and blueberries and reduced the maple syrup to half the amount. Also I used mace instead of nutmeg. I'll make this again, it's so easy and tasty! Thanks for posting.<br/>Made for Ramadan Tag 2010.

 

[2Bleu]

Yummy! I served this like warm grits and used frozen strawberries which I microwaved (to thaw) and thereby creating it's own juice. I made half the recipe and got about 3 cups from it, which made 2 servings. This is delicious and quick to make. It only took about 5 minutes to thicken. I only used half the maple syrup called for and sprinkled a bit of sugar and added more berries just before serving. Very unique, and very delicious, this would make a great fruit dip also!

 

[Sydney Mike]

This is an interesting recipe & the dessert is tasty, though totally different from what I'm used to, which is probably the main reason I enjoyed making it! I used a blueberry/cranberry juice & the berries were blueberry! We had it warm & later chilled, & I think I prefer it chilled! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Newest Zaar Tag]