Vanilla Pudding Six Ways

By lorik

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 cup milk, divided
• 1 large egg
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch and teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; slowly whisk in 1 cup milk, then whisk in 1 large egg. Meanwhile, bring another 1 cup milk to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sugar mixture. Return to medium-low heat and simmer, whisking, until thick and creamy, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in 1 tablespoon each vanilla and unsalted butter until smooth. Add stir-ins (see below). Divide among ramekins. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

Mix-In Ideas:

Gingerbread cookie:Stir in 1/4 cup cookie butter and layer with crumbled gingersnaps

Double chocolate chip:Stir in 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips and layer with crumbled chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate-Mint: Stir in 1/2 cup mint baking chips and layer with crumbled chocolate sandwich cookies

Caramel crunch: Stir in 1/2 cup dulce de leche and layer with broken pretzels

Pumpkin pie: Stir in 1/2 cup pumpkin puree and layer with crushed graham crackers

Chocolate peanut butter: Stir in 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and layer with crumbled peanut butter cookies