Ozark Pudding is a simple, classic, southern dessert made from apples, nuts, and a few other ingredients, served with caramel sauce and ice cream. The apples keep this cake like dessert super moist, and the entire dessert is prepared in minutes.

What is Ozark Pudding?

According to Wikipedia, Ozark pudding is a dry fruit custard or cake with nuts that appears to originate in Missouri, being named after The Ozarks region.

It is most famous for being a favorite food of U.S. President Harry Truman, a recipe by his wife Bess Truman having been widely published in the 1950’s as her contribution to the Congressional Club Cookbook.

Ozark pudding always contains fruit and nuts with the custard or cake only serving as a glue in between.

This particular recipe originated and has been adapted from CooksCountry. My late foodie friend Marcel shared this originally with me and I have been making it ever since. I can’t get enough of anything apple, pecan and caramel, especially covered in whipped or ice cream!

Ingredients in Ozark Pudding

apples, Granny Smith
pecans or walnuts, chopped
flour
baking powder
salt
sugar
eggs
vanilla

Options

ice cream
whipped cream
caramel sauce

How to make Ozark Pudding

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8-inch square nonstick baking pan.

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in large bowl.

Stir in apples and pecans.

Whisk 2 cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in separate bowl until pale yellow, about 1 minute.

Stir sugar mixture into flour mixture until thoroughly combined.

Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar.

Bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of pudding comes out with few crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes.

Transfer to wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes.

Spoon pudding into bowls and top with whipped or ice cream and caramel sauce before serving.

We also love apples and make several apple dishes you might be interested in trying. I truly love them all and am excited to hear what you think!

Other Delicious Apple Recipes to Try

German Apple Pancake

Apple Pie Muffins

Crunchy Apple Bake

The Easiest Apple Tart

The Best Nutty Apple Cake

The Best Apple Upside Down Cake

Apple Pecan Bread

My Grandma’s Apple Pandowdy

Caramel Apple Pecan Raisin Crisp

Ozark Pudding

Ozark Pudding is a simple, classic, southern dessert made from apples, nuts, and a few other ingredients, served with caramel sauce and ice cream.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake, dessert, easy apple dessert, easy recipe, ozark, pudding

Ingredients

½ cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 apples, peeled, cored, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces Granny Smith
1 2/3 cups pecans or walnuts, chopped
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla

Options for Serving

ice cream or whipped cream
caramel sauce

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8 inch square nonstick baking pan.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in large bowl.
Stir in apples and pecans or walnuts.
Whisk 2 cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in separate bowl until pale yellow, about 1 minute.
Stir sugar mixture into flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar.
Bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of pudding comes out with few crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes.
Transfer to wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes.
Spoon pudding into bowls and top with whipped or ice cream and caramel sauce before serving.

Recipe Notes

This recipe has been adapted from CooksCountry.com