Chocolate Pudding Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Chocolate Pudding Recipe

This simple creamy chocolate pudding recipe is easy to make at home for a deliciously decadent dessert you can't help but love!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Chill20

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

1⅓ cups sugar
⅔ cup cocoa
⅓ cup cornstarch
pinch salt
4½ cups 2% milk, or higher
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt and mix to combine.
Whisk in cold milk until combined.
Pour this mixture into a medium saucepan over medium heat, and while whisking constantly, cook until mixture reaches a boil. Let boil for 1 minute, still stirring.
After 1 minute, remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla.
Let cool for 20 minutes, then place plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding, to prevent a skin from forming and chill until ready to serve.

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Notes

STORE this homemade chocolate pudding recipe in one large container or in individual serving containers. If covered tightly, it will last about 4 days.

FREEZE. Due to the cornstarch, this easy chocolate pudding will not thaw well, however, you can use popsicle molds and freeze chocolate pudding ice pops.

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