Maple Dessert United States & Canada Serves8 Prep20 min Cook35 min DifficultyEasy History & Origin Quebec’s pouding chômeur, or “unemployed person’s pudding,” is associated with Depression-era home cooking and simple pantry ingredients. Cake batter bakes beneath a maple or brown-sugar sauce, which sinks around it to form a self-saucing dessert. All United States & Canada recipes