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Let’s face it: recipes are endless today. The internet is laden with so many options. I love to draw inspiration and create new and different dishes from the many recipes I read through daily. While I always try new foods, I also have staples that bring comfort and can be made quickly. Usually, they are recipes I grew up with that I remember my mom and grandma making.
These are recipes I have coined as “basics” – ones that I keep going back to (sometimes tweaking because a recipe is never truly finished) and making repeatedly. Some are comfort foods, and others are staples I feel any home cook would want to know.
First up is homemade chocolate pudding. It’s so useful and much more delicious than anything from a box! Used as a dessert or a snack, it’s a simple, comforting staple!
I love this pudding as a snack or folded with whipped cream for a quick and easy mousse-like dessert. This also makes an amazing chocolate pie filling: fill a pre-baked pie shell with the warm filling and chill. Top with whipped cream and serve. I remember this as the ultimate comfort food growing up, and you will soon realize there is nothing like homemade pudding!
More Pudding Recipes
- The best banana pudding
- Homemade vanilla pudding
- Lemon pudding soufflé
- Butterscotch pudding
- S’mores pudding cups
Watch how to make this chocolate pudding:
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Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 4 cups whole milk
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 5 egg yolks beaten
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp espresso powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk white sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cocoa to break up any clumps and combine. Whisk in milk and salt.1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup light brown sugar, ⅔ cup all-purpose flour, 4 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder, 4 cups whole milk, ¼ tsp kosher salt
- Set on medium-high heat, whisking occasionally. Whisk until the mixture becomes thick, 8-10 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until the pudding becomes very thick and just begins to bubble, 2-4 minutes.5 egg yolks
- Remove from heat and add butter, chocolate chips, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Stir until the chips are melted and the pudding is smooth.4 tbsp unsalted butter, ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 tsp espresso powder, 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Before chilling, place a piece of plastic wrap directly on pudding to prevent a "skin" from forming. Chill completely.
Kaleb,
I never think to put brown sugar in pudding. I tried your chocolate pudding recipe when I remembered that you said when milk was about to go bad, to make pudding! I had just bought espresso chocolate chips at the store. That’s what I used. Oh my, the pudding was wonderful! Thank you! By the way your walkway is stunning! I’m truly your fan!
Nancy from
Minneapolis, MN
This pudding reminds of my mom’s when I was a kid. I did change the sugars to 1/2 cups of maple sugar and light coconut sugar and used almond milk. Such a yummy dessert!
Looking for your vanilla pudding receipt
Could your recipe be made gluten free? Looks very tasty!
The best pudding! So quick & easy. My whole family loved it and we’ll definitely be making it again.