This is it.
This is the best dessert that ever happened in the history of ever. Five little ingredients and you can knock the socks off of anyone — guaranteed.
And, yup. It’s called Flummery. And what the heck is a flummery, you ask? Well, it’s a sort of pudding made as early as the 15th century– a tart, berry pudding that is so delicious you will do like we did and find the need to make it every time you can get a few cups of fresh raspberries.
My youngest daughter, Kyrsten and I first made the recipe years ago when she was studying one of the American Girl dolls stories, and we made a recipe from the Colonial time period. We fell in love, and she has made us at least one batch of flummery every year when raspberries are ripe for the picking down the road from our house.
It’s the perfect combination of tart and sweet, but truly a family favorite that used to be made by my sweet youngest daughter when she lived at home. Hard to beat that.
Until this year when I made it for my own birthday treat and ate it on the beach! :o) I mean, cake by the ocean or Raspberry Flummery by Lake Superior…?
Keep in mind that off-season, you can definitely use frozen. Just add a few minutes to the cook time.
- 3 c. fresh raspberries
- ¾ c. water
- 1 c. sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- 6 T. cornstarch
- Whipped Cream
- Wash raspberries and put into a pot with water. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until berries are soft.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, salt, and cornstarch.
- Whisk the dry ingredients into the berries and reduce heat to low and cook and whisk up to ten minutes or until thickened into a pudding. Spoon into four small dishes and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate.
- Serve with freshly whipped cream.
Hi! Thank you for posting this simple recipe! My mom had an old recipe for flummery which has deteriorated over the years such that a lot of it was missing. Your recipe is the closest I have found, so I should be able to piece it back together. Love that this has no eggs ( and thus can be easily made vegan when the times call for it!)