Old Fashioned Chocolate Pudding
This homemade chocolate pudding recipe is easy to make, with a rich chocolate flavor. It tastes so much better than a box mix, and makes great fudgesicles.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: stove top
Ingredients
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- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat 3 cups milk in double boiler or heavy bottom pot. Reserve one cup of milk.
- Mix dry ingredients together in bowl, whisking until thoroughly blended and all lumps are gone.
- Stir reserved milk (1 cup) into dry ingredients and continue whisking until blended.
- Pour chocolate mix into hot milk. Whisk to blend. At this point, the chocolate pudding will look similar to hot chocolate.
- Cook over medium high heat until thickened, mixing frequently.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Pour the pudding into individual serving containers or large serving bowl. Eat warm or store in refrigerator.
- Top with whipped cream before serving, if desired.
Notes
If you need to avoid cornstarch, substitute 2/3 cup tapioca starch instead. Avoid boiling.
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