Category Puddings & Custards

Pudding and custard recipes from Aunt Bertha’s Recipe Box, including baked custards, creamy puddings, and other spoonable homemade desserts.

Butterscotch Tapioca Pudding

A handwritten recipe for Butterscotch Tapioca Pudding, made with brown sugar, butter, cream, eggs, and tapioca, preserved on a well-worn folded scrap of paper.

Libby’s Pumpkin Cups

All the creamy, spiced goodness of pumpkin pie without the crust. These individual Libby's pumpkin custards can be enjoyed warm or chilled, with your favorite garnish.

Swedish Pudding

A typed recipe for Swedish Pudding with a handwritten addition—and the unforgettable promise, “After the war, serve with whipped cream!”

Apple Pudding

A handwritten recipe for Apple Pudding—shredded apples, warm spices, and the very good suggestion to serve it hot with ice cream.