I used to eat way more pudding when I was a kid than I do as an adult. I’m not sure why I ever stopped, because pudding is pretty darn tasty. So when I stumbled across this recipe for watermelon pudding, I knew I had to rekindle my love affair with the sweet, creamy dessert.
I haven’t tried it for myself yet because I’ve been pretty busy lately (yes, too busy to make pudding). I’m also afraid to make this recipe because I have no idea what orange blossom water is.
WATERMELON PUDDING
INGREDIENTS
2-1/2 pounds ripe watermelon
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1-1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons chopped pistachios plus extra for sprinkling
DIRECTIONS
Cut watermelon into chunks and remove rind and seeds. Put watermelon through a food mill or process in a blender to get about 2 cups juice.
Combine the watermelon juice, sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan, and stir until the cornstarch completely dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Let boil for a few minutes until the pudding is bright red. Stir in the orange blossom water and cinnamon.
Pour into 4 or 5 small ice cream goblets. When cool, stir in chocolate pieces and pistachios.
Refrigerate until well chilled. To serve watermelon pudding, sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
This recipe definitely sounds interesting and it looks good too. Maybe orange blossom water can be found at a health food store or on the internet.