Chocolate Cream Pudding

By KLC_Ironstone

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar (scant)
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/3 cup cocoa (scant)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 1/2 cup milk, cold
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 tsp. butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cornstarch, salt, sugar and cocoa to a smooth paste with cold milk. Add scalded milk and cook for 20 minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Add butter and vanilla.

Add to the beaten egg yolks, a little at a time. Return to pot and cook 5 minutes longer.

Chocolate Pie:
Increase cornstarch to 3 tbsp.

(Mom)