Homemade Chocolate Pudding
When you have a little too much milk laying around, this is a great dessert recipe to use it up! The kids will love it.
What you will need
1 1/3 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
1/3 cup Cornstarch
pinch of Salt
4 1/2 cups Milk
4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
(Nutritional facts 117 calories, 5.36 g fat, 15.7 g carbohydrates, 2.35 g protein, 15 mg cholesterol, 117 mg sodium)How to cook
1
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2
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Gather and portion ingredients.
3
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Add the cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, and salt to a sauce pot. Whisk to combine.
4
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Turn heat to medium high and whisk the milk into the pot.
5
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Bring the pudding up to a simmer.
6
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Let simmer for about 5 minutes while you stir until the pudding is thickened. It will set more when it cools.
7
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Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the butter and vanilla extract.
8
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Cover the surface of the pudding with plastic so that a skin doesn't form. Refrigerate.
9
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Enjoy warm or cold with whipped cream.
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