Homemade Vanilla Pudding

Name: Homemade Vanilla Pudding
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 cups organic dairy milk (2% or whole); 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; Optional toppings: chopped tropical fruit; toasted coconut and blueberries; shaved dark chocolate; fresh bananas and crushed Nilla Wafers

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups organic dairy milk (2% or whole)
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
Optional toppings: chopped tropical fruit; toasted coconut and blueberries; shaved dark chocolate; fresh bananas and crushed Nilla Wafers

Directions

1

Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.
2

Pour 1/4 cup of the milk into the sugar mixture, stirring to form a smooth paste. Whisk in the remaining milk and the egg yolks.
3

Cook the pudding mixture over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until thickened, about 10 minutes. Do not allow it to boil.
4

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Scrape the pudding into four individual bowls. (Unless making pudding cake; in that case, just scrape into a bowl.)
5

Cover each bowl with plastic wrap, pressing the surfaces to make an airtight seal. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 1 hour.