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Chocolate Pudding

From Spend with Pennies
Course: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup cocoa
  • ⅓ cup cornstarch
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 ½ cups milk
  • 3-4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and cornstarch. Mix well. Add in cold milk, whisk until combined.
  • Increase heat to medium, stirring constantly until mixture reaches a boil.
  • Allow mixture to boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Allow mixture to cool completely, stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming on the pudding.
  • Serve chilled or warm.

Notes

Place a plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding while it cools to avoid a skin from forming.