Pouding Chômeur
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Pouding Chômeur

A classic Québécois dessert of tender brown-sugar cake baked over a bubbling maple-cream sauce. As it cooks, the sauce rises around the batter and settles into a warmly caramelized pudding beneath.

60 min 6 servings Medium
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How to prepare

1
Heat the oven to 180°C. Butter a 20 cm square baking dish with 15 g of the softened butter and set it on a rimmed baking sheet.
2
Combine the maple syrup, heavy cream, and 30 g of the butter in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until the butter melts, then remove from the heat; do not boil vigorously.
3
Whisk the remaining 55 g butter with the brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in the beaten egg until fully incorporated.
4
Stir the flour, baking powder, and half of the salt together in a separate bowl. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until no dry streaks remain; the batter will be thick.
5
Pour the hot maple-cream sauce into the prepared dish. Dollop the batter evenly over the sauce without spreading it to the edges; the layers will reverse as the pudding bakes.
Cake batter dolloped over maple-cream sauce before baking AI-generated image
6
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the cake portion comes out with a few moist crumbs. The sauce should be visibly bubbling around the edges. Rest for 10 minutes before serving warm.
Warm golden pouding chômeur with maple sauce bubbling around the cake AI-generated image

Why this recipe works

The cake batter starts above a hot maple-cream mixture, allowing the sauce to move through the batter as it bakes. Brown sugar adds depth while gentle mixing preserves a soft, spoonable crumb.

Storage and reheating

How to store it

Cool leftovers, cover, and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

How to reheat it

Reheat individual portions in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds, or warm the covered baking dish in a 160°C oven until hot. Do not let the sauce boil dry.

Nutrition / serving

594kcal
5.45 gprotein
84.63 gcarbs
27.11 gfat
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Published 15 Aug 2026 · updated 16 Aug 2026