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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.
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Nutrition
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Did you make this? Leave a comment below!
The best pudding! So quick & easy. My whole family loved it and we’ll definitely be making it again.
Could your recipe be made gluten free? Looks very tasty!
Looking for your vanilla pudding receipt
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!
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