Homemade Chocolate Pudding
This delicious homemade chocolate pudding is packed full of rich chocolate flavor and is simply made on the stove top. Serve it warm or cold.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup natural cocoa powder
- 3 large egg yolks
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate finely chopped
Instructions
- Put 1-½ cups of the milk, the sugar, and the cocoa in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then remove from the heat.
- Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup milk, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla extract, and kosher salt.
- Gradually whisk the hot milk into the egg mixture. If you try to incorporate too fast, you will have scrabbled eggs. Do this step slowly.
- Add mixture back to the saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until the pudding comes to a full boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, and continue whisking until thick, about 2 or 3 minutes more.
- Pull off the heat and add chopped chocolate if using.
- Pour the pudding into individual servings or into a big bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or ideally overnight until set.
- If you think your pudding is to thick simply add heavy cream and whip until you have the consistency you desire.
- I served mine with whipped cream but plain was delicious too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving