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homemade hot chocolate pudding

23 Pinches
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Updated on Oct 13, 2015

I remember my grandmother making this when I was a kid. When my daughter complained that she didn't like (ready-to-eat) chocolate pudding she had at my mom's house, I told her about her great-grandmother's (on my dad's side) recipe. I dug it out of the envelopes stuffed with clippings and scraps of paper that served as my grandmother's recipe box, and we made it that night. I don't know why I never made it when the kids were little! It's so easy a 10-yr old did it by herself! It's now become a favorite (though we don't often eat dessert).

prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4-5 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa (i prefer hershey's extra dark)
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups 2% or whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter (not margarine)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make homemade hot chocolate pudding

  • Step 1
    Sift or whisk dry ingredients together and put in small saucepan.
  • Step 2
    Gradually stir in milk (off the heat).
  • Step 3
    Cook, stirring often, on medium heat until thick and bubbly.
  • Step 4
    Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and a pat of butter.
  • Step 5
    Pour into bowls and allow to cool until skin forms, then top with vanilla ice cream. This is how my grandmother always served it, and my kids prefer it warm, but it can also be poured into small containers and chilled in the fridge for school lunches.
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