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Homemade Chocolate pudding

By Lorraine

Easy homemade chocolate pudding is a classic dessert. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Made with kids while waiting for baby sisters arrival.
Looks like our newest grandbaby will be arriving a little sooner than planned. Momma had a doctor appointment and some testing so I watched the littlest ones who aren’t yet in school. It was a dreary, windy and rainy day but we made it brighter by making chocolate pudding together.

 

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Scroll to bottom for Homemade Chocolate Pudding recipe.

I pre-measured the ingredients so Chloe and Jethro could just dump and stir.
 
 
With my camera packed and ready to go with me to the hospital to capture the arrival of baby, I only had my iPhone for these photos.
 
 
 Super careful at the stove, it’s starting to look like pudding.
 
 
 
Heat off, Chloe carefully stirs in the butter and vanilla while MomMom makes sure she is safely away from getting burned.
 
 
 
The pudding went into the fridge to cool for dinnertime dessert and these two went to town cleaning the whisk.
 
 
 
Jethro is such a sweet boy.
 
 
Easy homemade chocolate pudding is a classic dessert. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Made with kids while waiting for baby sisters arrival.
Instead of the due-date St. Patrick’s Day birth and because of some medical concerns, the doctor is planning delivery for Monday, February 29th. Yes, that’s leap year.  So if it actually happens, this little one will be a Leapling, just like older sister, Chloe who is celebrating her birthday on the actual date this year.
 

February 29, 2020 POST UPDATE

Joelle Elizabeth did arrive on Leap Day just like her sister Chloe did four years prior. The story of Leap Day sisters delivered by a doctor also born on Leap day has been recently featured in news outlets. You can see a few of them in this video and here on Today.com and Good Morning America.

 

Happy 4th Birthday our precious, Chloe Shiloah!
 
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them
Psalm 127:4-5
 

How to make homemade chocolate pudding

 

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Homemade Chocolate pudding

slightly adapted from Taste of Home
 
The recipe below is easily doubled which is what we did for this family of (almost) 10! Just use a really large pot.
 
 
6-8 servings
 
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbs. instant coffee granules (optional but it makes the chocolate so much more chocolaty)
  • 4 cups cold milk
  • 2 Tbs. butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
 
DIRECTIONS
In a heavy saucepan, combine the dry ingredients.  Gradually whisk in the cold milk.
 
On the stove, over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent burning on the bottom.  When mixture comes to a boil, stir and boil 2 minutes.
 
Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.  Pour into individual dishes or into one large bowl. To avoid a skin from forming on top, press plastic wrap directly onto surface; serve warm or refrigerate at least 2 hours. Garnish with whipped topping and shaved chocolate curls, if desired.
 
 

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Comments

  1. DianaE says

    Hi
    Congratulations on the new baby!
    Am I missing something? I don’t see chocolate listed in the ingredients for this chocolate pudding recipe.

    Reply

  2. Jen says

    Your grands sure are cute! I hope all went well with the delivery of the new baby.
    Pudding looks yummy!
    Jeannette

    Reply

  3. Maggie Ann says

    What a precious post! Your grands are adorable…what a blessing to have them so near. I envy you that. Hope you are having a most blessed week with the new little one!

    Reply

  4. Lee Ann L. says

    Did I understand correctly? You already have a leap year baby (Chloe) and now you have another? If I am correct, that is ever so cool! I hope mother and new baby is doing wonderful.

    Reply

  5. Lea says

    Looks like some good pudding and what fun for the Grans. Hoping the baby made a safe arrival today. Will look forward to pics!

    Reply

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