# Pouding Chômeur

Pouding Chômeur is a regional Quebec dessert, also known as unemployed pudding or welfare pudding, which came to birth during the Great Depression.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1.5 cups water
- 0.5 cup Quebec pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.5 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 0.75 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

## Instructions

1. Start by making the syrup: Combine two cups of brown sugar, one and a half cups of water, half a cup of Quebec pure maple syrup, and a tablespoon of flour.
2. Stir the syrup mixture and bring it to a boil on the stove.
3. Combine the dry ingredients: one and a half cups of all-purpose flour, two and a half teaspoons of baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
4. Cream together half a cup of room temperature butter and one cup of sugar.
5. Add two eggs, three-quarter cup of milk, and one teaspoon of vanilla to the creamed butter and sugar, and mix well.
6. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, mixing slowly at first until incorporated, then use a spatula to finish.
7. Grease the dish with a bit of butter.
8. Spread the cake batter evenly at the bottom of the greased dish.
9. Pour the prepared syrup directly on top of the cake batter.
10. Bake in an oven preheated to 425 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 to 40 minutes, or until the top is golden.
11. Let the Pouding Chômeur cool off before serving.
12. To serve, scoop it upside down to get the cake and the thickened syrup from the bottom.

## Equipment

- stove
- spatula
- oven

## Tips

- Let the pudding cool off before serving as it is very hot.
- This dessert is not primarily about presentation.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/KEYYdKHrOCI?si=mvCGdH0XLJhXDKE1
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- Extracted: 2026-01-26

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