Chocolate Pudding Recipe: This Old-fashioned Recipe for Chocolate Pudding Cooks in 5 Minutes Desserts

There's nothing wrong with that box of instant pudding, but sometimes you need to make a recipe like grandma used to. This chocolate pudding recipe is easy, creamy and will take you back to more simple days – when people used to cook their pudding. Serve the pudding as is or add toppings like whipped cream, berries, chocolate chips, sliced banana, chia seeds, shredded coconut, goji berries, cocoa nibs, M&Ms, grated dark chocolate, etc.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes plus time to chill
Total Time: 5 minutes plus 2 hours to chill

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• pinch of salt
• 4 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Here’s how to make it:

1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in milk.
2. Bring mixture to a boil and cook, stirring, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in the butter and vanilla.
4. Pour into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill about 2 hours.

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