Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

June 26 is National Chocolate Pudding Day

Homemade Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar

⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

⅓ cup cornstarch

pinch salt

4 ½ cups milk

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and cornstarch. Mix well. Add in cold milk, whisk until combined.

Turn heat to medium, stirring constantly until mixture reaches a boil*.

As soon as the pudding has thickened, remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla.

Allow mixture to cool completely, stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming on the pudding.

Serve chilled or warm.

Notes

Note: Place a plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding while it cools to avoid a skin from forming.

*remove the pudding from the heat as soon as it begins to boil and thicken. If left to continue boiling the starch will start to break down and it will not properly thicken, resulting in watery pudding