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Home » Dessert » Delicious Vanilla Pudding Recipe

March 3, 2023

Delicious Vanilla Pudding Recipe

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This Delicious Vanilla pudding recipe is a great snack when you crave something sweet or can be served for an after dinner dessert. It has a great vanilla taste and a nice change from the snack pudding packets you get at the supermarket.

Delicious vanilla pudding topped with whipped cream and a strawberry this Recipe
Delicious bowl of homemade vanilla pudding

Your family is going to love the flavor and texture of this pudding! You can make this dessert any way that you want for your family. You can top it with some crushed cookies, some fruit or simply topped with some whipped cream, if that is what you like. It is sweet, smooth, and has a nice vanilla flavor.

This Vanilla pudding doesn't take long to whip up. There are not too many ingredients that you need to make this. These ingredients are probably already in your pantry and refrigerator.

Ingredients for Vanilla Pudding Recipe:

  • Whole milk–We think this makes the pudding pretty rich since there is more butterfat in whole milk, but you can use any milk that you like, it will work.
  • Cornstarch–This thickens the pudding
  • Egg yolks–They help your pudding to thicken and adds a richer taste
  • Salt– Always an ingredient to use to enhance the flavor
  • Half & half– A little half & half gives the pudding a great texture and makes it a little more decadent
  • Sugar–This gives your pudding a nice sweet flavor
  • Butter–For extra richness
  • Vanilla extract–To give the pudding that great vanilla flavor

Making the vanilla pudding:

In a bowl, mix ½ cup of the whole milk with the cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks; make sure everything is well combined.

Adding milk to egg yolks and cornstarch
Adding the milk to the egg yolks and cornstarch

Now, take a saucepan and mix the remaining whole milk, half & half, and sugar until it is all combined. Now, cook on the stove until the mixture comes to a simmer; there should be little bubbles around the sides of the pan.

Simmering the milk
The bubbles are just starting to form on the sides of the pan

When the mixture comes to a simmer, take the hot mixture off of the burner and slowly pour a little of it into the egg yolk mixture while whisking. You want the egg yolk mix to reach about the same temperature as the hot mixture, so you don't have scrambled eggs. This is called tempering.

Tempering the egg mixture by adding hot milk a little at a time
Tempering the eggs

When the temperatures are about even, pour all of the egg mixture into the saucepan and put it back on the burner. Cook and stir the mixture until it comes to a boil. Boil for about 1 minute until it gets thick.

Pudding mixture is starting toboil and become thick
The mixture is nice and thick

Take the pan off of the heat and add the cold butter and vanilla extract to the mix and whisk it in. Now, it is time to put the pudding mixture through a strainer to make sure your pudding is creamy and doesn't have any pieces of cooked egg in it.

Delicious Vanilla Pudding Recipe
Time to add the butter
Delicious Vanilla Pudding Recipe
Adding the vanilla for flavo

Transfer the hot mixture to serving bowls and refrigerate until cool about 3 to 4 hours.

Delicious Vanilla Pudding Recipe
Makes 8 cups of pudding
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  • Author: ourfantasticrecipes
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 to 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 7 servings 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: stovetop

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups whole milk, divided
  • 3 Tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon of cornstarch
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup half and half
  • ½ cups sugar
  • 1 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk ½ cup of whole milk, salt, cornstarch, and egg yolks until combined.
  2. In a saucepan, mix the remaining whole milk, half and half, and sugar until it simmers, but does not boil.
  3. When the mixture simmers, take it off of the burner and slowly pour a little bit of the hot mixture into the egg yolks and whisk. When the mixtures are about the same temperature, pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan and cook until it comes to a boil and becomes thick. Cook for about 1 minute.
  4. Take the pan off of the burner and mix in the butter, then the vanilla extract until all combined.
  5. Now is a good time to strain the pudding in case there are some cooked egg yolks in the mixture. This is an optional step, but highly recommended.
  6. Pour into individual cups and refrigerate until cooled, about 3 to 4 hours.

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