Persimmon pudding
An American pudding of persimmons with cornmeal or flour, brown sugar or molasses, and cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger. Recipes vary, sometimes adding eggs, sweet potatoes, or pumpkin; it is largely a Midwestern specialty.
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There is a lot of variety in the recipes, some are made with eggs, others add sweet potatoes or pumpkin. There's no set recipe, although common ingredients include some type of cornmeal or flour, brown sugar or molasses, and spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Owing to the difficulty of preparing the pulp from wild American persimmons, persimmon pudding is mostly a regional specialty in the Midwestern United States.