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Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

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This delightful pudding is always a treat and easy to whip up using common pantry ingredients. I usually top the pudding with M&M's. My husband likes whipped topping on his and our daughter loves to dip fresh strawberries in hers.—Carrina Cooper, McAlpin, Florida

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Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
M&M's, optional

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Spoon into individual serving dishes. Chill until serving. Sprinkle with M&M's if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1/2 cup serving (prepared with skim milk and margarine and served without M&M's) equals 196 calories, 4 g fat (0 saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 244 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 milk.

Originally published as Homemade Chocolate Pudding in Quick Cooking May/June 1998, p23

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Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2013 by MousieB

I thought that this was a good chocolate pudding recipe. I quartered the amounts and it made a good amount for one person. I didn't include the butter, vanilla or salt, as I thought they were superfluous. ome people have been having trouble with setting the pudding - you don't need to premix the dry ingredients with the milk before putting them in the saucepan, just keep stirring while the milk is heatiing up and they will eventually dissolve. After the mixture starts to bubble, keep cooking for a minute or two more, stirring constantly so it doesn't stick on the bottom. You might have to turn down the heat slightly if it starts to get away from you. After chilling, the pudding I mafe wasn't as thick as the sort that you get in a pudding cup or the box sort, so if you need it thicker (eg youre putting it in a pie or you just want it thicker), just increase the amount of cirnflour by a tablespoon or two. I thought the flavouur/level of sweetness was nice and chocolatey, and quite sweet but not overly so.

Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2013 by khmcrm222

I wish I would have read the reviews before I made this. Since the average rating was high, I assumed it would be good. It was horrible. It never set and didn't taste very good at all. I just wasted 4 cups of good milk. Next time I'll read the reviews before I choose a recipe to try.

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2013 by christel2go

Instructions are not complete! In order for the pudding to actually thicken one needs to cook it much longer and do some tweaking. First you should mix the cornstarch with half cup of water, making a paste. Then add it in. Also, adding 2 egg yolks is a great fix. Boil.. turn down the heat to medium and stir until thick (pudding coats back of spoon). It will reduce down a bit so you might want to double the recipe. Let it cool for a bit then put it in the fridge overnight...comes out perfect! Or, if in a hurry you can put some in bowls and stick them in the freezer for 10-30min (depending on what temp you like your pudding).. and enjoy! (Also, I cut down the sugar by half and it was still a little too sweet for our taste.)

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2013 by Ewokman70

Sorry to be a Debbie downer but this recipe never set, was extremely bitter and I would not serve this to anyone. I followed your instructions exactly.

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2013 by PACountryGirl

Recipe halves well and is very tasty.

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2013 by RubyButter

It looks very delicious.

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2012 by pamdevone

The flavor was good, but my pudding never set. It was liquid like chocolate milk, even after I refrigerated it overnight.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2012 by kaly_ab

It is just fantastic, Nice flavor and easy to whip up with common pantry ingredients! Can not wait to try it in a chocolate cream pie.

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2012 by avwiggy

Oh my wow. This pudding recipe is flippin awesome!! but i did tweak it just a bit. I only used 1/2 c sugar, used flour instead of cornstarch (didnt have any lol) and added 1 tbsp of honey, and about 12 hershey kisses with carmel centers. and my family just loves it! yall r wonderful!

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2012 by kelly-dawn

So easy to make. I like dark intense chocolate, so I added extra cocoa and vanilla and it was perfect!

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