As a Québécois, this is to me the deluxe and modern version of the Pouding au Chômeur. My mother used to make this with brown-sugar and water (instead of maple syrup) and shortening (Crisco) instead of butter. We also were pouring the batter on top of the syrup. All that to say that you can make this with what you have at hand, do not over complicated it. This is a dessert for literally invented by and for modest / poor people after all.

@cecileroy557

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@13Voodoobilly69

7 ай бұрын

Great comment. It makes me rethink this to many different versions.

@ME2K23

7 ай бұрын

I also know the method you described, which is the one we always use (sirup 1st in the pan) it seems to create a thicker layer of that sOOo tasty cake-sirup mix vs the video version 👍😊👍

@flargus7919

7 ай бұрын

Sounds a lot like how my late grand-mère made pouding chômeur. She wouldn't make pouding chômeur often, but it was always a treat.

@wotan10950

7 ай бұрын

I think you answered a question I was pondering: maple syrup is very expensive; can supermarket pancake syrup be substituted? Of course it won’t have the intense flavor of maple syrup.

I was raised on this! Merci beaucoup! But I don't think my mother and grandmothers were ever that precise with the measuring doing their pouding chômeur . It was also often done with brown sugar diluted with water instead of maple syrup.😉

@daniellel256

7 ай бұрын

Ma aussi

There are as many recipes for pouding chôneur as there are families in Québec. I grew up eating pouding chômeur, and though I rarely eat it these days, the dark days of January/February seem to be the perfect time of year to make it. Comfort food indeed!

One thing often misunderstood by people : Quebec in the great depression was still in majority an agricultural society. Montreal still had vast amount of land dedicated to agriculture. Everyone had or knew someone with a farm. Access to milk, cream, and maple syrup was easy. As in "you eat bread, milk, and maple syrup because it's the cheaper option". That explains the pouding chomeur recipe ;-)

@mireillelanglois6947

7 ай бұрын

Vous avez raison , mon père a été élevé sur une ferme…. à Québec!

My partner is from the french part of New Brunswick and we have this every Christmas. His mother used to make this with brown sugar (cheaper) but when made with maple syrup, and topped with vanilla bean ice cream, it's the bomb!!

@13Voodoobilly69

7 ай бұрын

I bet! Sounds killer.

In southern Louisiana we grow tons of sugar cane so we make Gateau de Sirop (syrup cake) - so good!

I miss my home! I ate this as a child in the 50's and 60's back in Montreal, this has brought back so many memories. Thanks

I live in Quebec and grew up in the French Canadian community. I approve this version. It looks luscious.

As a Quebecker living on a Maple Farm that dark brown syrup is the crap we sell to people who don't know what good syrup is. Make with light amber syrup for a better balance and a much better maple flavour, although more subtle.

@dianehand1396

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love maple but have hesitated as to which grade to purchase. I will try again.

@elizabethheyenga9277

7 ай бұрын

I know that and I am not from maple country! My son lives in Montreal and wants me to move there. I'm game but my health isnt

@Jojo-im4jo

6 ай бұрын

Dark maple syrup is delicious in my opinion- far from “crap” like you say! From another Quebecer😜

@tanwera

3 ай бұрын

You are absolutely correct, but don't let the secret out. Let others buy the dark stuff and leave the good syrup for us.

I am from Nova Scotia, with English/Scottish ancestry, and my mom has made this since I was a kid. My grandmother was from a Newfoundland outport, and she made it. Always a brown sugar sauce, as maple syrup was way too expensive (as a kid) and raisins in the batter. They both called it 30 minute pudding, but basically the same thing. Love it.

@rameybutler-hm7nx

5 ай бұрын

Could you add dates along with raisins?

I used to eat this when I lived in Montreal in the 70s and 80s ... and have missed eating this ever since. So excited to get this recipe and make the pudding chomeur for myself .... thank you for showing us the step by step method to do it. Will definitely be making this and come back to write how it came out ....💕👍🙏

Fabulous. The original recipe used maple sugar (rather than brown sugar) - maple sugar was abundant and local. All ingredients were readily available throughout the year in Québec and inexpensive.

What a treat! I so appreciate that your team always makes a point to share some of the history of these dishes with us! Thank you for your hard work! 😊

I’m in Montréal and am delighted you are highlighting this favourite dessert. Much attention in on poutine (which is a decadent comfort dish in itself); but, pouding chômeur is also awesome. Thank you for the correct pronunciation. Love your channel.

This is the ATK deluxe version of the kind of “unemployed pudding” I grew up on here in Québec. It looks delectable, but my grandma would not have used eggs in the batter, and just water and brown sugar for the sauce. But I truly appreciate that it’s being featured on one of my favourite cooking shows, and that you spelled and pronounced Québec correctly, and all the testing you’ve done to make this delicious sounding version. I will definitely try it out during the holidays. Merci beaucoup!!!

I love American recipes - sticks, cups, spoons, ounces, Fahrenheit - so easy to follow....

What a treat. We'd love to learn more about Quebec cuisine, Canadian cuisine in general, and desserts that invert when you bake them!

@daniellel256

7 ай бұрын

Scotcherons, la tarte au sucre, tourtière, boule aux chocolat, caramel à l’érable, crème de chou, domino , Nanaimo bars, etc so many great memories

@nathalie_desrosiers

7 ай бұрын

And the beaver tail.

@flargus7919

7 ай бұрын

Peameal pork roast and butter tarts.

@karineliboiron2886

7 ай бұрын

Look up recipes for: "Ragoût de boulettes et de pattes de cochons" and "Creton"

@daniellel256

7 ай бұрын

@@karineliboiron2886 love creton!! One of the first things I get when I go back and visit

Nice pronunciation! Thank you so much for making the effort. So rare!❤

My mother made this for us growing up. She used brown sugar and water and dropped dumplings in the syrup. It was such a treat

@daniellel256

7 ай бұрын

I’ve have the same, great memories

@MrTimsfilms

7 ай бұрын

Never heard of this dumpling version, sounds delicious.

@TheRoxanne151

7 ай бұрын

What you are referring to is "Grand-père dans le sirop". It is a similar but different desert.

Everything in Quebec is special

This was delicious. Made it exactly as written. The only thing i was missing was the creme fraische. Wish I had some but it was delicious with unsweetened whipped cream!

Lived in Canada 🇨🇦 back in the day on a farm where we had trees, a maple tap and a sugar shack where we boiled down the sap to make syrup. Those were the days!

@cecileroy557

7 ай бұрын

I used to make this at our Sugaring House when we had a farm not far from Quebec City!

@Sbannmarie

7 ай бұрын

Cool. I lived in a town called COmbermere in Ontario. @@cecileroy557

My grandmother made something very similar back in the 40s/50s but she steamed it in a basin and there was no maple syrup in England at that time, so she used Tate & Lyle golden syrup, but it was delicious all the same, especially with the many food shortages at that time after the war.

@dianehand1396

7 ай бұрын

May I ask what golden syrup tastes like?

I made it last night and it was amazing! Super easy and so full of flavor. Thanks for the recipe!

Never heard of this cake before but love love love maple syrup ! Gotta give this one a try. Thank you ATK. P.s. Keith is such a good teacher and Bridget is wonderful presenter

Yes! 'Healthy serving.' 😅 👍🏻 THAT first bite that Bridget took looked SO, SO good! ❤ Great recipe, Keith!

what beautiful memories this cake brings me: my mother used to make this pudding chimer all the time! I am from Montreal! OH! I forgot how good this cake is...soooo sooo sweet.... thank you for your wonderful version!

I used to use a recipe from the magazine Chatelaine for Pouding Chomeur which called for both maple syrup and brown sugar. It was delicious - but I lost the recipe..... (In Quebec this is called "Pouding chômeur"... no "au".) 😉

I am drooling over that cake!

Best video/recipe for Pudding Chomeur! Thanks!

Oh my God, this looks heavenly!

I’m from Montreal. I can tell you this is very good!

He is very good at explaining the recipe. I can't wait to try this!

Maple syrup is still not too expensive today, 8$/pound in season. Since you can replenish your stocks during maple season (Spring), and keep the cans for months or even years, you can cook this dessert any time you want.

@dianehand1396

7 ай бұрын

Wow! It is $10-25 here for a very small bottle.

@hdufort

7 ай бұрын

@@dianehand1396 Sorry I wrote "gallon" but I meant "pound". Still less expensive in Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick than anywhere else in the world (even Vermont), I think.

Hello from Montreal, Quebec. Love this dessert! 🍮❤️

As a Canadian, I'm flattered by this! Will give it a try!

The spoon trick is what I used to make a real irish coffee in my hotel days!

So good! My Mom and grandmothers made this dessert all the time, but with brown sugar and water instead of cream and maple syrup. My paternal grand mother also added shredded coconut to the batter for an additional flavour and texture.

@garrettdouglass4549

7 ай бұрын

Coconut sounds great, really inventive. I think I’m going to try coconut cream instead of dairy cream in with the maple syrup. Wish me luck.

Thanks for a great recipe! Now I am liking for more pudding cake recipes.

Amazing video guys! Thank you!

Jeff John did the recipe few years ago. I made it and it was delicious. Will make again, thanks for reminding me of this recipe!

My mother made something very similar with apples on the bottom - so good!!!!

I can’t wait to try this, this is very similar to the self-saucing puddings we make here in Australia 😊

@matirwin4774

7 ай бұрын

Exactly! I reckon golden syrup would work just as well as maple syrup.

It reminds me of a classic in our household, a chocolate self-saucing pudding. Pretty much the exact same concept except with more cocoa powder and less maple syrup.

This was incredible!

Canadian maple syrup is heavenly & worth every penny of its price; it's not cheap.

Thanks for the tips

Okay, I HAVE to try this! 🤤❤

I'll make this during the Holidays!

I don't need more calories this Christmas season, but I definitely need to try this recipe...and will. Maple syrup goes so well with many things....including Salmon.

being from Montreal, i had this many time when i was younger, i didn't realise i miss this until now

I always enjoy a Keith recipe. This looks amazing. I'll have to try it.

@sandrah7512

7 ай бұрын

Keith's great, but this recipe was developed for Cook's Illustrated (and ATK) by his former colleague Andrew Janjigian.

Best video/recipe for pudding Chomeur! Thanks!

This reminds me of a lazy peach cobbler; I never thought about why it does this, but viscosity makes sense.

Sometimes I watch your videos just because all the guys are so handsome!😊❤❤❤

I have made this many times, it’s one of my favorite desserts. Protip: adding a shot of bourbon or Irish whiskey to the cream/syrup sauce takes this to the next level. Sometimes I put berries in the batter as well.

just me or is Bridget crushing on this guy

@silvermanstacey9607

7 ай бұрын

That was totally my first thought!

I just had this in quebec, it was soo good

@garrettdouglass4549

7 ай бұрын

The last time I was in Canada, I literally ate my way through Quebec. This California boy loves everything quebecois!

Wow, that looks amazing!

I appreciate it very much thank you very much for your kind

Nice one, Keith! Yum!

Fantastic! Next do an authentic Québec Tourtier

@Ogilla

7 ай бұрын

Tourtière*

@lroche2164

7 ай бұрын

@@Ogilla Humblest apologies. Don’t try to leave a message from your phone. LOL

@sandrah7512

7 ай бұрын

They published a Tourtière recipe a decade ago.

That looks SOOO good! But I would need a nap after partaking of that while my blood sugar crashes...

Aww it's fun to watch this video of an unassuming dessert that I grew up with!

This makes me homesick for Quebec!

It looks like our family ''unemployed pudding'' (pouding chômeur). We come from the agricultural sector. We mix cream, maple syrup and brown sugar. The cake is the same, we always make it with butter like the people on the farm. We do what we want with the ingredients we prefer. As my little boy said for this pudding: The best is the unemployed below !! :-))

Great recipe

Nice to see Keith back

Love it!

IS IT ME - She always looks at HIM like she wants to eat HIM up.

Mmmmmm, I am *soooooo* making this this week 😋 🤤

I've made this. It tastes like a giant pancake with syrup

That cake looks like a good breakfast cake

I made recipe a lot of time, I generaly don't invert the pouding au chomeur upon serving my only client (myself) Instead i put a swat of whipped cream on top With a generous amount of maple sugar. Maple sugar is ground as a sprinkable product. I live in an agricultural area south of Montreal. If i take a walk from my home ten minutes south east, I am surrendered by sugar shacks. I don't buy my maple syrup from the store, i buy it from my friends who produce it, very high quality when you buy close to the source of production.

Let me be the first to post and say thank you. Exactly what Sunday morning ordered. 😊

tt's just me but I have to make it and don't want to mess with halving it. I think if it absorbs and I reheat, it has to be yummy still!!!

Very delicious

I love maple syrup.

Sounds like syrup or treacle sponge pudding in the UK. It's great with custard.

This is home for me.

Merci beaucoup :)

Mmmmmmmmm looks do delicious 😋 😍 😜 😉

Yum!

I’m curious as to how this would taste if I used lightly browned butter versus melted butter?

✋🏻We left Quebec, long ago, taking only our name, so I don’t know about this pouding chomeur. WILL TRY.

Hmmm ? Perhaps I shall make this...

7:47 lol

If you're feeling lazy french vanilla Duncan Hines cake (reduce liquid) with cream\maple mix on top.

Oh my goodness!

7:49 Yes, Bridget you are.

Poor man’s pudding. Ate it growing up in BC. Yum

This is a rich mans pudding today. That maple syrup is expensive but this looks really good.

7:51 cheeky

Tabarack c'est bon !

I would add some dry instant espresso. Coffee makes the maple more mapley.

he's a magic man, Mama, ah He's a magic man

It's even better with little fruits like raspberries or bluberries around the plate !

Butter, cream and maple syrup is the farmhouse version. City folks didn't have cows or land with maples to tap, hence the brown sugar and shortening version. In the countryside maple syrup was cheaper than sugar, you just had to do the time consuming work to get it.

is there a grams by weight version of the cake?

We still have it a few times a year.