Chocolate Flake Pudding

How's that New Year's resolution diet coming along?  Hard to believe but in years past in America, calories were highly prized.*  (They still are in many parts of the world, but that's another sad story entirely.)

Chocolate Flake Pudding -- the flake is actually corn flakes -- is breakfast and dessert rolled into one, and whose intent must have been to pile on the calories. I found the recipe in a composition book, filled with carefully handwritten notes (and plenty of recipes) from a 1935 cooking school class.

This pudding is the perfect food to feed a child who needs to gain weight.  It has relatively little sugar, and lots of milk, eggs and cornflakes.  The DH and I found it mighty addictive.  The texture is unusual, but not in a bad way, and the flavor is quite nice.

So, if you feel like taking the plunge, photos and directions follow.
It starts like traditional pudding, with milk, sugar and cocoa powder.

Then, comes the corn flakes.

Add two beaten eggs.

Pour the pudding into a buttered casserole dish and bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.

When it's done, it will look like this. It's ok if it's a bit jiggly in the center.  It is pudding, after all.

*If you don't believe me that calories were king in some circles, here's a chart from a 1923 Minute Tapioca recipe book  boasting of the high calorie count of tapioca.