5 Ingredient Selfmade Chocolate Pudding

This chocolate pudding isn’t your typical grocery retailer pudding cup! It’s thicker and creamier than a mousse, however simply as decadent and wealthy. It’s the proper fast after-school deal with with substances you may be ok with, or an indulgent dessert for later!

For extra scrumptious pudding, strive our Salted Caramel Rice Pudding or our From Scratch Banana Pudding.

This do-it-yourself pudding is all about that wealthy, chocolatey goodness that’s easy as silk. And with simply 5 substances, it’s my go-to for a fast and simple candy deal with. You possibly can serve it by itself or use it to make a trifle, a straightforward chocolate pie, or a dip on your favourite fruits. You possibly can completely costume this pudding up or down relying on the day or event!

Ingredient Notes

• Butter: Provides richness and supplies a fats to bind with the thickening agent.
• Cornstarch: Acts as a thickener, giving the pudding its traditional, agency texture.
• Heavy Cream: Contributes to the creamy and easy texture of the pudding. Use heavy cream or heavy whipping cream. We a lot choose the heavy whipping cream for that further luxurious style, however additionally it is potential to make use of complete milk.
• Granulated Sugar: Sweetens the pudding and balances the bitterness of the chocolate.
• Chocolate Chips: Semi-sweet chocolate chips are the first supply of chocolate taste within the pudding. Use darkish chocolate chips for a much less candy, extra intense chocolate taste, or go for milk chocolate chips.

Chocolate Choices

It’s good to use high-quality chocolate on this recipe. We love semi-sweet in chocolate pudding, however it’s also possible to use milk chocolate, or go even darker with the next cacao share. Our favourite model is Guittard, however we additionally like Ghirardelli, and Lindt baking chocolate.

Serving Solutions

Presentation: Serve in plastic cups, mini glass jars, champagne flutes, and even small cocottes for a straightforward, grab-and-go dessert. It seems cute and makes serving a breeze!

Toppings: Hold it easy and provides it a lightweight dusting of cocoa powder, or make it fancy with chocolate shavings. Simply take a vegetable peeler and use it to shave a chocolate bar into little chocolate curls. Or high with contemporary berries for a pop of coloration.

As a Pie: This pudding is fantastic as a chocolate pie. It would be best to double the recipe if you’re filling a 9-inch pie plate that’s one and a half inches deep or deeper. You can too simply put together the recipe as directed and add a layer of whipped cream.

In a Trifle: Layer pudding with items of cake (angel meals, sponge cake, or pound cake), whipped cream, and your favourite berries. This easy dessert tastes simply pretty much as good because it seems!