Homemade Chocolate Pudding

By Addie

This delightful pudding is always a treat and easy to whip up using common pantry ingredients. I usually top the pudding with M&M's. My husband likes whipped topping on his and our daughter loves to dip fresh strawberries in hers.—Carrina Cooper, McAlpin, Florida

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• M&M's, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Spoon into individual serving dishes. Chill until serving. Sprinkle with M&M's if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

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REVIEWS:

The flavor was good, but my pudding never set. It was liquid like chocolate milk, even after I refrigerated it overnight.

It is just fantastic, Nice flavor and easy to whip up with common pantry ingredients! Can not wait to try it in a chocolate cream pie.

Oh my wow. This pudding recipe is flippin' awesome!! I did tweak it just a bit. I only used 1/2 c sugar, used flour instead of cornstarch (didnt have any) and added 1 tbsp of honey, and about 12 Hershey's kisses with caramel centers. My family just loves it!

So easy to make. I like dark intense chocolate, so I added extra cocoa and vanilla and it was perfect!

I LOVE pudding! It is so yummy and this recipe is perfect. My siblings love it when I make this pudding. I used half white sugar half coconut sugar the second time I made it and it was just as sweet. P.S. Left out the M&M's though...I like my pudding creamy not chunky!

I (accidently) added about 1 tablespoon more of the cocoa...great accident though! Loved the pudding!

I would not put so much salt next time. Maybe just a pinch. And I cut the sugar to 2/3 cup.

This is SO much better than the box you buy at the store as well as the microwave recipe that I tried from YOUR competitor!

This is easy and so delicious. Will be added to my favorite recipes!

Sorry to be so critical with the star rating, but this simply just didn't "cut the mustard" for our family. On an up note, it was simple to prepare....

It turned out so smooth, and had a rich chocolate flavor. A box mix is quicker, but this is definitely better.

My family thought that chocolate was a little too strong. Next time I think I'll cut that back a little bit, but it was good.

Delicious! Just made a batch right now because I was craving something sweet, but didn't have anything around. Super easy to make (no more trouble than a box, really). Added a splash of milk and ate a cup warm. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Wish I had M&M's I'm sure that's yummy, too!

This pudding is so wonderful. I used it to spread over a crepe and topped that with strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Yum!

Used as a pie filling for Valentines day. Oh my goodness was it ever tasty!!

My husband and I love this pudding. I added sweet flaked coconut (about a cup) but left off the M & M's. There is probably no limit to the variations you could use. Can't wait to serve it to our grandchildren, since they are big chocolate lovers.

This is the same recipe my mother always made. She called it Corn Starch Pudding. Better than ANY of the store bought puddings

Great home made taste, loved it, kids really enjoy it served with whipped cream,sprinkles as well.

Oh my this is way better than anything I bought in a cup, and I used to dislike pudding. Best of all its easy too!

I must have made this 4 times a week when I was pregnant last winter - very good my 14 year old daughter even likes to make it. Very good! We never had leftovers!

This is a great recipe! Especially if you don't want all the preservatives that a boxed pudding would give you. I have made this recipe 3 times and will continue to use it! Thanks!!!