Vanilla Or Chocolate Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Place a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl; set aside. In a medium saucepan, off heat, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. If making chocolate pudding, add cocoa powder. Very gradually (a few tablespoons at a time) whisk in milk, taking care to dissolve cornstarch. Whisk in egg yolks.
• Whisking constantly, cook over medium heat until the first large bubble forms and sputters. Reduce heat to low; still whisking, cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; immediately pour through sieve into bowl. Stir butter and vanilla into hot pudding.
• Place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding (to prevent skin from forming); chill at least 3 hours and up to 3 days. Before serving, whisk pudding until smooth; divide among four serving dishes.

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Gradually stir at least half of the hot mixture into egg yolks, then stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour pudding into dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cornstarch in 4-cup microwavable measuring cup. Stir in milk and egg product. Microwave uncovered on High 3 minutes 30 seconds to 4 minutes; stirring after 2 minutes, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Stir chocolate chips into 1 cup of the pudding until melted. Layer vanilla and chocolate puddings alternately in parfait glasses or swirl in serving dishes.

Steps:

• in heavy saucepan, combine milk, sugar, cornstarch. cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. remove from heat. gradually stir about 1 cup of hot mixture to egg yolks or egg. return all mixtures to saucepan. cook and stir about 2 minutes more. remove for heat. stir in butter and vanilla until butter melts. For chocolate pudding: increase sugar to 3/4 cup. add 6 tablespoons cocoa and 2 tablespoons butter with milk,.
• spoon into dishes.