How to Make Chocolate Pudding From Scratch

Chocolate pudding can be made at home with minimal ingredients.

Rich chocolate pudding is a time-honored dessert that can be eaten warm or cold. It's smooth, whipped texture allows for a variety of mix-ins, from marshmallows and pecans to coconut strips and rainbow-colored sprinkles. This makes it a versatile dessert or snack. Knowing how to make homemade chocolate pudding from scratch gives allows you to serve it to your friends and family after a meal, or eat it as a comfort-food snack during a night watching television.

Things You'll Need

• Double boiler
• 1 lb. chocolate
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tbsp. cornstarch

Instructions

1. Fill the bottom reservoir of the double boiler with water. Insert the top boiler. Use the boiler basket, not a steam basket. Turn the stove to a medium-simmer, which is between 3 and 4 on the dial of a stove.

2. Add a pound of sweet, milk chocolate. Chocolate chips or a Hershey chocolate bar make ideal choices for a rich tasting pudding. Alternatively, you can use semisweet chocolate chips if you don't like your pudding to be too sweet.

3. Pour a cup of milk over the chocolate and cover the double boiler. Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.

4. Mix the cornstarch and remaining milk in a separate cup. This keeps the cornstarch from clumping when it is added to the milk and chocolate.

5. Whisk the melted chocolate and milk, to mix it together. Slowly pour in the cornstarch and milk mixture. Whisk the mixture thoroughly.

6. Turn the temperature on the stove to its highest setting. Bring the pudding mixture to a boil and then immediately turn off the stove. Whisk the mixture quickly for two minutes. This results in a thick, velvety textured pudding. Serve it immediately, or let it cool and refrigerate it for later.

Tips & Warnings

• Stir in optional treats such as cookie crumbs, gummy candies or coconut slivers.