Banana Coconut Custard Pudding

Banana Custard Pudding
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp kosher salt
3 cups low fat dairy milk
5 egg yolks, beaten
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup shredded natural coconut
2 bananas, sliced thin
Directions:
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy saucepan.
Over medium heat, slowly add the milk, stirring with a whisk until mixture comes to a boil. [...]

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Mocha Pudding

I was craving something sweet and cold so my mind got wandering back to past desserts. I decided to have a re-do of a past recipe. Sure, it is an odd dessert, it does have a great flavor/texture. Think a gelled “Frap”
Mocha Pudding Dessert
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp cold water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin (Knox®)
1/4 cup boiling [...]

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Homemade Chocolate Pudding

This is a small recipe for homemade pudding, making the perfect amount for a family of four.
Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp all-purpose flour
pinch of Kosher salt
2 cups 1% dairy milk
1 tsp unsalted butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp real almond extract
Directions:
Mix the sugar, coco powder, cornstarch, flour and [...]

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Homemade Vanilla Pudding (with flavor options)

Another one of my often used pudding recipes – this time for Vanilla. I have included options at the end for Nut Butter and Coconut variations as well.
Vanilla Pudding
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups 1% dairy milk
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp Kosher salt
2 large egg yolks
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Directions:
Add 2 1/2 cups of [...]

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Homemade Butterscotch Pudding

If you think about it….why buy packaged pudding mixes? All you are buying is sugar, corn starch and flavorings. Most of the commercial mixes contain artificial flavors and colorings as well….not a bargain when you think about it
Pudding is easy to master as well and only takes 15 or so minutes to do [...]

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Huckleberry Pudding

I came across an idea for a dried prune pudding and thought why wouldn’t this work with dried Huckleberries? And it did…..
I’ll be honest though – you will either hate or love it the pudding. First you have to like the texture (smooth on the bottom 2/3, shredded Huckleberries on the top 1/3), second you [...]

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