Danish Red Fruit Pudding With Cream (Rodgrod med Flode)

Celebrate Midsummer with this classic Danish dessert.
Danish Red Fruit Pudding With Cream (Rodgrod med Flode)
Red fruit pudding tastes a little like jam, though much less sweet. Jennifer McGruther
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Red fruit pudding is an old-fashioned Danish dessert. It tastes a little like jam, though much less sweet. You serve it with plenty of fresh cream and eat it much like porridge.

Serves 6
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh or frozen mixed red berries, such as strawberries, raspberries, and currants
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
  • Heavy cream, to serve
Remove any hulls from the berries and chop coarsely. Drop the berries into a saucepan, and add the sugar and 1/4 cup water. Bring the berry mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, and then immediately turn down the heat to medium-low. Allow to gently simmer until they soften and lose their form, about 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat. Strain the berries through a fine-mesh sieve or piece of cheesecloth and return the berry juice to the pan. Discard the solids.

Dissolve the arrowroot powder into the remaining 1/4 cup water. Bring the strained berry juice to a boil over medium-high heat. Pour in the arrowroot mixture, stirring constantly, until the juice thickens.

Pour the berry pudding into a serving dish, cover, and transfer to the fridge to set for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days. To serve, spoon into individual bowls and top with a splash of heavy cream.

Jennifer McGruther
Jennifer McGruther
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Jennifer McGruther, NTP, is a nutritional therapy practitioner, herbalist, and the author of three cookbooks, including “Vibrant Botanicals.” She’s also the creator of NourishedKitchen.com, a website that celebrates traditional foodways, herbal remedies, and fermentation. She teaches workshops on natural foods and herbalism, and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest.