05/01/2026
Old-Fashioned Canadian Pouding Chômeur 🇨🇦🍁
A warm, comforting dessert straight from Québec — soft homemade cake baked in rich maple syrup sauce. Simple ingredients, cozy flavors, and pure comfort in every bite. This is the kind of dessert grandma used to make on a cold evening.
Ingredients
For the maple sauce:
• 1 can (540 ml) pure maple syrup
• 2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream
For the cake batter:
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
2️⃣ In a saucepan, bring the maple syrup and cream to a gentle boil.
Pour this hot mixture into a baking dish.
3️⃣ In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4️⃣ In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
5️⃣ Gradually add the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk and vanilla, until you get a smooth batter.
6️⃣ Carefully spoon the batter over the hot maple syrup mixture.
7️⃣ Bake for about 40 minutes, until the top is golden and the cake is set.
Serve warm, and don’t forget to spoon that rich maple sauce from the bottom over the cake — that’s the best part.
This dessert is pure Canadian comfort food — simple, sweet, and unforgettable. 🍁
