by Texas Homesteader ~
We enjoy a sweet dessert from time to time after supper. And when I’m having a chocolate craving nothing can beat homemade chocolate pudding.
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Pudding is one of the easiest desserts to whip up. And the thick, rich chocolate flavor and silky-smooth texture really satisfies the Choco-Monster in me.
I’ll show the pudding-making steps here, and I’ll share the recipe below.
Chocolate Pudding With Wholesome Ingredients
Look at the photo below – some pretty wholesome ingredients, huh? Only sugar, cocoa, low-fat milk, flour, butter and egg yolks along with boiling water and a splash of vanilla.
There are no scary hard-to-pronounce ingredients here! And isn’t that one of the main benefits of homemade food? You control the ingredients.
Simple Directions
Here’s how I put it all together: First I added the cocoa, sugar, flour & a dash of salt into my skillet and stir with my spatula until it’s all mixed.
I added boiling water and butter and turn the heat on medium. As I stir, the butter melts slowly.
When the butter is all melted I add the milk and stir. In my measuring cup I thoroughly blend three egg yolks into 1/2 cup of tap water and pour it into the pudding, still stirring constantly.
Soon the whole pan full of chocolate deliciousness will thicken into pudding consistency.
When it’s as thick as I like it I’ll pull it from the stove and add about 2 teaspoons of vanilla and allow the pudding to cool slightly.
We enjoy our pudding slightly warm so I ladle it into cute vintage jelly canning jars and chocolate decadence is only a spoon away! But since there’s only two in our household these days, there’s more pudding than we can eat at one time.
So I’ll go ahead and spoon the additional servings into wide-mouth half pint canning jars and top with a lid. Then I slide them into the refrigerator.
Dessert tomorrow (and the next day) are already guaranteed – no extra time in the kitchen for me. Y’all know how I love that!
Make Your Own Homemade Pudding ‘Convenience Food’
How easy is that? Homemade pudding in really no more time than it takes to open a box of the powdered commercial stuff, but with wholesome and real ingredients.
But I even take it a step further. When I’m mixing up the pudding ingredients for tonight’s dessert, I bring out a jar I’ve labeled and keep in the pantry. As I’m measuring the ingredients for tonight’s pudding, I measure the same ingredients into this jar.
The label on the jar gives the chocolate pudding measurements I’ve added as well as the wet ingredients that I’ll need to add when it’s time to cook it.
I even have a shortcut label on the other side that just lists the wet ingredients. It’s got much fewer words so the text size can be larger. Better for these aging eyes. LOL.
But using this kitchen hack means I’ve looked up the recipe and dirtied up the measuring cups only once but have TWO batches of pudding. One for tonight and one for another night.
Now I have my own homemade convenience food waiting in my pantry for those rushed nights or times when unexpected company stops by. Homemade pudding in literally minutes! #WorkSmarterNotHarder.
Yes, I’m happy to share the recipe. (I’m just good like that) Go ahead, give it a try!
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Homemade Chocolate Pudding
One of the quickest, easiest yet most delicious homemade desserts. Try this chocolate pudding recipe - I know you'll love it as much as we do! #TexasHomesteader
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/3 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 Cup Boiling Water
- 1/2 Cup Tap Water
- 3 Large Egg Yolks
- 1 1/2 Cup Milk
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
Instructions
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In a skillet mix dry ingredients together.
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Add boiling water and butter and mix well - place on stove burner set to medium heat, stirring often.
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When butter is melted add milk and stir.
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Place egg yolks in measuring cup with the 1/2 cup cool water and mix thoroughly.
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Pour this mixture into the pudding and continue stirring and cooking over medium heat until thickened.
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When pudding is thick, remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
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If preferred, you can garnish with whipped cream
~TxH~
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We love pudding. This recipe is simple and full of chocolate flavor. I love to have a fast simple dessert option when I’m just completely over being in the kitchen! haha.
wow. so easy peasy. I knew you had a recipe for pudding that I wanted to try, so when my husband insisted that he have chocolate pudding, I searched your blog and found a match made in heaven.
YES Laurel! It’s shocking how easy (yet delicious) chocolate pudding is! I have an acquaintance that recently exclaimed “I didn’t even KNOW you could make homemade pudding – I thought it had special ingredients in the box to make it work into pudding!”. No worries, that acquaintance is now properly informed! LOL Pudding is one of those things I make when I want dessert but don’t want to spend lots of time in the kitchen. Glad y’all enjoyed the pudding as much as we do! ~TxH~
I am definitely trying this. I admit to using the Jello mixes and I am kinda shocked it is this easy. You always amaze me. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
This sounds delish, thanks for sharing it at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings
Oh my yumminess! My eldest and I are sugar free at the moment but I will definitely be making this one day. I have 5 daughters in my house, all of which love chocolate like their mama!
Anything with Hershey’s Cocoa has got to be good and I don’t think anyone in my family would turn down chocolate pudding! Thanks for sharing your recipe with #ShareTheWealthSunday!
xoxo
Lisa
Well! I haven’t made homemade pudding in a few years. This does look good!
I like the tip to add the egg yolks to the tap water… In the past, I did not do this and the egg would cook too quick. It’s an art!
I’ll try it.
Thanks for sharing this recipe – will give it a try this weekend!
I bookmarked this page several years ago, and still LOVE this recipe!!
My hubby is a pudding fanatic. He would eat it everyday if I made it for him that often. I think his middle name should had been dessert.
Thanks for sharing this easy peasy recipe.
Had hard, heavy rains in early hours this morning and just heard on the news that Johnson County received 5 inches. I will have to check our gauge once it gets light just to see how close we got to those 5 inches.
This is one of my favorite desserts when piled high with freshly whipped cream! Thank you for sharing your recipe 🙂
That looks good… my family would really enjoy it. I’m not sure why I don’t make puddings… hmm, may have to start. 🙂
Yes, Do! It’s easy & it’s delicious – a sure family pleaser.
There isn’t anything like homemade chocolate pudding. Growing up we always had some type of homemade pudding on hand. Your recipe sounds really good. Thank you for sharing on the Blog Hop Blitz!
Oh, yum! Just love chocolate and homemade pudding – wonderful comfort food! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Yum! I have never tried making my pudding with egg yolks, but I can imagine it would be so good! Thanks for sharing the recipe and linking up! Pinned it 🙂
My mom always told me it was the egg yolks that make the pudding so rich. I always scaled back on the egg yolks because I wanted to conserve my eggs but I could definitely tell a difference in the pudding. Now that we have our own chickens my pudding is always made will the full measure of egg yolk called for in the recipe – delicious! ~TxH~
I’ve never tried this from scratch before, but it sounds amazing. Much better than instant. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Chocolate Pudding was one of the first recipes I made as a blogger! So much better than the box stuff, and yours looks silky and rich…all that butter and chocolate…mmm….chocolate love in a bowl! Thank you so much for sharing at the Fluster Buster party, join us next week with more of your delicious recipes, Lizy party co host
I’m excited to try this! We don’t buy much in the way of prepackaged food at the store, so this will be perfect. We make most of our food from scratch, so why not try pudding too! And chocolate is my favorite!
Thank you, I had a recipe for homemade but can’t find it. And with my chickens giving 4 eggs a day, I’m sure I’ll be make this a lot. New Google follower from Gonna Love It hop.
Julie
I love pudding. My husband does not like dark chocolate. Does the chocolate have a mild taste?
Thank you,
Sue
It’s not me but my two sons who are addicted to pudding. I’m trying to weed store-bought sweets out of their diet (and I do a pretty good job of it, too, except for those weeks when Man of La Mancha does the shopping!). I’ll be trying this when our fridge’s pudding supply starts to run low…
Wow! I can almost imagine the creaminess and chocolate! Thanks so much for sharing at last week’s All My Bloggy Friends! I can’t wait to see what you share this week 🙂
This looks delicious. And I had to smile because I have the same drinking glasses that you do!
Yum!! I love chocolate pudding. I attempted another chocolate pudding recipe a couple weeks ago (without eggs), and it was a complete disaster 🙁 I have been craving it though, so I will try your recipe!
What a great idea! I love chocolate and when a craving hits you need it fast! lol
Becky, chocolate cravings ALWAYS hit me fast! LOL ~TxH~
Such a great recipe for a delicious snack! Thanks for sharing it with me at Fidlin’ Fridays Link Party! Have a great weekend!