This homemade chocolate pudding recipe is so easy and delicious, you will never want to buy another boxed mix again! It is also great as a pie filling!
Everyone has their "ultimate comfort food". For some, it is a creamy macaroni & cheese recipe. Others might like a nice hearty beef stew. Everyone is different.
I have 3 ultimate comfort foods that I turn to when I am sick, sad or it is just a rainy day: Grilled Cheese & homemade tomato soup (must be eaten together, with a tall glass of milk) and chocolate pudding.
I grew up with my mom making me pudding from one of the box mixes. Whether it was instant pudding (which I can't stand any longer) or the "cook & serve" version, she always just grabbed a box of pudding mix.
While those mixes aren't the worst processed food that you can eat, I have been trying to make more things from scratch lately and homemade chocolate pudding is just so stinkin' easy to make. You probably already have the ingredients in your home at any given time, so why would you want to go back to buying the boxed mixes?
Serve it with a dollop of homemade whipped cream for even more creamy goodness!
This homemade chocolate pudding is also great as a filling for pie, although you might want to double the recipe for a full pie. Just grab a graham cracker crust from the grocery store and pour the pudding in and chill!
Scroll down for the complete recipe and directions!
How To Make Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cup milk 2% milk is best
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a medium pan, whisk together the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt
- Whisk the milk in to the mixture and heat to boiling, stirring constantly
- Once it has started to boil, continue to cook and stir for another 2 minutes
- Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla
- Transfer to serving dishes and chill in the refrigerator (pudding will thicken as it cools)
- Serve and enjoy!
Ruthie Gray
This is great. I used to have a recipe like this and I lost it, so I will be pinning this now! Love your site, You've gained a follower from Sunday Features Link Party!
AnnMarie
I have been looking for the ultimate, thick chocolate pudding recipe! A local bakery makes the best chocolate pudding pie and I want to duplicate it. I hope this recipe is it!! Thanks....pinned
Mary Denman
Looks delicious! Will try this soon!
Linda
Looks good! Can you use skim milk or does need it need whole milk?
Mindi Cherry
If you use skim milk, you are really going to lose most of the creaminess. I wouldn't go any "lower" than 2% milk.