A taste bud seducing caramel pudding is a much awaited delicacy of summer. So, just gear up to learn the simplest way of caramel pudding preparation. Just few minutes in hand could fetch in the terrific caramel pudding ever.

All you need for the caramel pudding preparation are –

• 4 cups of milk
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• Dry fruits and nuts or fruit slices (optional)

Make sure you have all these ingredients with you, before you start with the preparation. Now gear up for the most exciting session of caramel pudding preparation. It’s indeed very simple, interesting and fun.

Take a mixing bowl. Pour milk and 8 table spoons of sugar in it. Put eggs. Start stirring it until the sugar dissolves completely into liquid.

You can prepare pudding either in one big bowl or into small pudding metal cups. Depending upon your choice of individual small cups or one large pie select the container. Fill bottom of the big bowl or small cups (selected as per your preference) with remaining sugar amount and place it on the stove. Let the sugar melt until it turns into brownish caramel. Remove it from the stove and allow it to cool down in normal room temperature.

Next, fill the bowl or cups with the pre-prepared mixture and place it in a larger vessel or deep pan, which should be filled with an inch of water at the bottom.

Now place the vessel in preheated oven (350 degrees F) for about half an hour till it turns brownish and a golden crust is formed on the top.

It’s time to remove it from the oven. Take a blunt knife to separate the pudding’s corners adhering to the sides of the bowl or cups. Cover the bowl or cups with a large plate or small plates respectively and flip to release the pudding on the plate.

Before serving you can garnish the pudding’s top with your favorite range of dry fruits and nuts. You can try slices of fruits too.

See, your hard work paid off. It’s time to just sit back and relish. Enjoy!

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