If you have never made homemade chocolate pudding, you really need to give this recipe a try. It is simple to make and tastes so much better than what you can get from a box.
Sometimes you just want a little chocolate pudding. There is just something so comforting about it.
Now, you could run to the store and buy a box of mix. Then all you have to do is stir in the milk and let it sit.
Or you can do something that is almost as easy and tastes twice as good. Chances are you have most of the ingredients in your pantry already, and as a bonus you get to sneak a little warm pudding to tide you over until it cools!
In my book those are all wins! This pudding’s chocolate flavor is so deep and delicious.
I added some instant coffee to really round out the chocolate flavor, though you certainly don’t have to.
It is sweet enough, but not too sweet. It is smooth and luscious and a perfect treat that will remind you of childhood while still pleasing your adult pallet.
You want to bring up the temperature of the milk slowly until the pudding is thickened. True, it may take a few minutes, but the results are worth it!
Besides you waste time on much sillier things than that!
Just when it seems like it is never going to happen, the mixture starts to thicken. All of the sudden it goes from seemingly a lost cause to really moving fast.
Once it seems like it is reaching pudding consistency, check to make sure it really coats the back of a spoon. All that is left is stirring in the butter and vanilla, a quick taste test and off to the fridge.
See, that wasn’t so hard! In addition to being a great snack on its own, it is also a great building block to other treats.
I used some in the ghosts in the graveyard trifle to make it extra special.
You could also pour the warm pudding in a baked pie shell and chill it. Top it with some cream cheese whipped cream for an extra special treat!
For another vintage feeling chocolate pudding treat, try making chocolate rice pudding in a pressure cooker. It is super comforting and really easy to make.
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules optional
- 4 Tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3¼ cups whole milk
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract coffee or orange liqueur would be great too!
Instructions
- In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cocoa, coffee, cornstarch and salt.1 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules, 4 Tablespoons cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Add 1 cup of the milk and whisk vigorously until smooth. This is your chance to get all the lumps out. Whisk in additional milk.3¼ cups whole milk
- Place pan over low heat and whisk VERY frequently for the first five minutes. Be sure to get the edges of the pan, you don’t want anything to scald.
- After 5 minutes, start whisking constantly. It is important that you don’t lose your patience and turn up the heat, it will thicken.
- Once the mixture is thick enough to really coat a spoon, remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla.2 Tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour into serving dishes or pie crust. Cover with plastic wrap allowing the plastic wrap to actually touch the surface of the pudding. Refrigerate until chilled through (1-2 hours depending on size of serving dish)
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