Pumpkin Cranberry Custard

Pumpkin?...Cranberrries?...Yogurt? Yum!

It's one of those years when school Christmas break yawns a full two weeks and the Rant family may be eating breakfast together more often than average. RantWoman personally concocted the following recipe partly with that in mind but will not be upset just to have breakfast in the fridge for herself before running off on family excursions.


RantWoman is sharing it partly because she is finding the pale orange custard and red berries so cheerful that she is certain others also need this much delight in their day. RantWoman is photographically challenged at the moment so use your imaginations or just bake some to see.

This is a tangy and lighter than a lot of holiday fare, another reason RantWoman is pleased.

Pumpkin Cranberry Custard
2 cups mashed pumpkin
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup yogurt. I used plain but would not shy away vanilla, lemon, or orange
(avoid the brands that are set with gelatin.)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries


Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Beat all the ingredients except the cranberries together until smooth. Fold in the cranberries. Fold into one of the prepared baking options listed below. Bake until done as below.

Baking options:
RantWoman used a 9" x 5" glass loaf pan and baked about 50 minutes; adjust the time as needed so a knife or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

RantWoman does not care one way or another about pie crust, but could maybe find herself tempted to bake this in some kind of, say, whole wheat walnut crust. Use a 9" diameter pie plate.

RantWoman was just baking for herself and the goal is to have several days of something yummy, not necessarily to fuss about presentation. If guests were due, RantWoman might make individual servings in custard cups and MIGHT even go so far as a water bath.


RantWoman used roasted fresh pumpkin which accounts for the lovely lighter color. Call it a pleasant result of this year's astronomical prices for canned pumpkin.

Enjoy.