This smooth and creamy homemade pudding has a silky decadent flavor that is sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings. Chances are, you already have the six simple ingredients needed to make this dessert. It’s sure to become your go-to for a simple yet elegant treat!
Ingredients
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3 Egg Yolks
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
- 3 cups Whole Milk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa power until well combined.
- Gradually add the egg yolks and milk, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens to your desired consistency.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Allow pudding to cool slightly before transferring into serving dishes. Refrigerate until fully chilled before serving.
FREEZE-DRYING INSTRUCTIONS
- Allow pudding to completely cool before freeze drying.
- Pudding may be dropped by spoonful's onto freeze drying trays lined with silicone mats to make cookie type shapes. Or poured into molds and pre-frozen before freeze drying for fun, poppable bites. You can also spread thinly onto trays to freeze dry into a powder form.
- Be sure to make note of the weight of the trays with food before freeze drying. .
- Process according to freeze-dryer instructions.
- When finished freeze-drying, note the weight of the trays. The difference in weight of the trays before and after freeze-drying is the recommended amount of water needed to reconstitute.
TO RECONSTITUTE
Add recommended amount of water to powder. Stir and let sit a few minutes until fully reconstituted. Chill in refrigerator before serving, if desired.
