Light ‘n’ Rich Chocolate Pudding

Name: Light 'n' Rich Chocolate Pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: Artificial sweetener equivalent to 6 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons baking cocoa; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 cups fat-free milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Even those who strictly limit the sugar in their diet can dig in and enjoy a creamy chocolate pudding—thanks to this imaginative recipe I've found!

Ingredients

Artificial sweetener equivalent to 6 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups fat-free milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sweetener, cocoa and cornstarch. Whisk in the milk. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Cool.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 95 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 63mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3/4 starch, 1/2 milk.

Originally published as Light N Rich Chocolate Pudding in Taste of Home's Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook