Maybe you grew up with boxed pudding mixes like I did. The cooked version was better than instant, but you haven’t tasted delicious pudding until you’ve eaten homemade chocolate pudding!
This is another stained and splattered recipe from the little notebook given to me by my mother-in-law the night before my wedding.
Our extended family has eaten many a chocolate pie made with this recipe: just add a baked crust and meringue on top. It is an expected custom that grandma brings two chocolate pies to family gatherings, and the grandchildren have learned to hide a piece before dinner is over.
Here are my wonderful in-laws:
And here’s the recipe:
Easy Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Mix well in pan (with a whisk):
¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 heaping tablespoons cocoa
Add:
2 cups milk
½ tsp. vanilla
2 tablespoons butter
2 egg yolks, beaten
Mix well and stir constantly with whisk while heating on medium-high heat. Cook until the mixture thickens. One of my sons has perfected the technique and he says it takes 14 minutes of stirring. We usually quadruple the recipe.
I used to think that homemade chocolate pudding meant a double boiler and adding egg yolks at a certain point and pouring back and forth. With this recipe, as long as you keep stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan as you cook, you’re good.
See? Told you it was easy.
Try it and let me know what you think in the comments below!
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Charlotte Siems
I'm a happy wife and mom of 12 who lost 100 pounds, shrinking from size 22W to 6 with the T-Tapp workout. I've homeschooled for 26 years, baked a million cookies, taught T-Tapp and kept things together (and mostly sane) at home. I love to help people find practical, real-life solutions for home, family, fitness and business--no guilt or perfection needed!
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Looks good — will have to try it tonight
I have made this two times, now…and love how easy it is! THANK YOU for sharing!
How many servings does the regular recipe make? Thanks!
WOW!! The easiest chocolate pudding recipe ever!! And very Yummy!
One of my favorite treats as a teen was warm, chocolate pudding. I could hardly wait to get it off of the stove. Back then, I only knew of boxed pudding. Once I tried to eat healthier, I gave up the boxed mixes. Now my search for a homemade chocolate pudding may just be over. Thanks for sharing!
I watched your video; it was very inspiring. From one homeschool mom to another; May God bless you and your family!
It does sound easy. Can’t wait to try it!
I had to adjust the recipe so it’d be GF and using GF flour there is a gritty texture. I’m curious if that’s how the original version (with regular flour) turns out? It tastes amazing but the texture isn’t what I expected and I have tried two different GF flour options. Thoughts? Suggestions?
The texture using regular flour isn’t as smooth as boxed pudding although I wouldn’t say it’s gritty, just has more body. I don’t know what to tell you about the texture–maybe use a mixer to smooth it out??