For a true homemade pudding, follow this recipe. It can be made as either a tasty vanilla pudding or a chocolate lover’s delight. As it’s made from scratch, it does take a bit of time to put it all together, but the final result is well worth the effort.
Ingredients:
For Pudding Mix
300g (10.5 oz) of nonfat dry milk powder
300g (10.5 oz) of sugar
100g (3.5 oz) of cornstarch
1 Teaspoon of salt
To make the Pudding
500ml (17 fl oz) of milk or water
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Procedure:
Combine the pudding mix ingredients and store in an airtight container.
To make the pudding, combine mix and milk in a sauce pan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, and bring to a boil.
Let it boil for 1 minute and then remove from the heat.
Stir a small portion of this mixture into the beaten egg and return to the pan.
Cook and stir over medium heat for an additional 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla. Mix all well.
Pour into custard dishes.
Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours.
If you want to make Chocolate Pudding, add 3 tbsp of baking cocoa to 1.2 cups of the pudding mix before mixing it with the milk.
