Homemade Chocolate Pudding
It's easy to make your own homemade pudding using just a few simple ingredients.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1½ cups Milk (Divided)
- 2 Tbl Cornstarch (level tablespoons)
- 2 Tbl Sugar
- 2 Tbl Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 Tbl Butter
- Splash of Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
- Measure out a 1/2 cup of the milk. Add to it, 2 level tablespoons of cornstarch. Stir to mix in the cornstarch, mixing until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside.
- Measure out the remaining 1 cup of milk into a saucepan. Add in the sugar and cocoa powder. (I do generous tablespoons of the cocoa powder). The cocoa powder will just want to float on the top at this point, and that's OK.
- Next, add the cornstarch mixture to the ingredients in the pan too.
- Heat the mixture on the stove over medium heat, stirring continuously. After a couple minutes the cocoa powder will all be mixed in. Then at about 4 minutes the mixture will start getting glossy, and will start bubbling around the edges and will thicken. The entire heating process will take about 5 minutes. Once the mixture is thickened, remove it from the heat.
- Finally, mix in the butter and the vanilla.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl or other storage container. I usually cover mine with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming.
- I prefer to eat my pudding after it's cooled, and keep any leftovers in the refrigerator.
Notes:
I have used white sugar, brown sugar, and coconut sugar in this recipe and any of them worked fine.