Homemade Chocolate Pudding

This easy homemade chocolate pudding is quick and easy to make and ready to serve in 10 minutes. Made with just main 4 ingredients, it's fancy enough to serve to guests, but easy enough to make when you feel like a little treat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate pudding, easy chocolate pudding, homemade chocolate pudding

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 8

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 158kcal

Author Tanya Harris

Equipment

Ingredients

6 Tablespoon cocoa powder
½ cup sugar
¼ cup corn starch
Pinch of salt optional
2 ½ cups milk

Instructions

Place a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Add cocoa powder, sugar, corn starch, and salt and whisk until thoroughly combined. Slowly whisk in milk, Pouring in about ½ of a cup at a time. Whisk until dissolved.
Continue cooking over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally until the mixture has thickened and can coat the back of a metal spoon. This should take about 4-5 minutes.
Pour the mixture into a bowl and cover with food safe plastic wrap or parchment paper. Cool on the counter for about 20 minutes, then chill in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours. Serve cold.

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Notes

To avoid a lumpy pudding, very slowly add the milk whilst whisking. Combine each ½ cup of milk before adding the next.
Keep the heat medium low. If it is too hot it can scorch the pudding and it will taste burnt.
This pudding can be served warmed or chilled.

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