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Best Classic Double Chocolate Pudding

Elizabeth Dougherty October 26, 2025 Dessert, Featured Stories, Recipes Comments Off on Best Classic Double Chocolate Pudding 359 Views

Best Classic Chocolate Pudding Ever!

Homemade chocolate pudding is one of those timeless comfort desserts – rich, silky, and deeply chocolate-y, whether you serve it warm or chilled. Some people love to press plastic wrap directly on top to keep it perfectly smooth, but others secretly enjoy the old-fashioned “pudding skin” that forms when you let it set uncovered; it’s chewy, intense, and nostalgic, almost like a bonus layer of concentrated flavor. Personally, I lean toward the silky version without the skin, because it feels more luxurious – but I can absolutely see the charm in that slightly chewy top if it takes you back to childhood.

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • 2 cups whole milk (or 1½ cups milk + ½ cup cream for extra richness)

  • ½ cup sugar

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch

  • Pinch of salt

  • 3 large egg yolks

  • 2 oz semisweet or dark chocolate, chopped (about ⅓ cup)

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Optional: whipped cream for topping

Instructions

  1. Mix dry ingredients: In a medium saucepan, whisk sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt.

  2. Add milk & yolks: Slowly whisk in milk (and cream if using) until smooth. Whisk in egg yolks.

  3. Cook: Place over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and bubbles (about 5–8 minutes).

  4. Add chocolate: Remove from heat, stir in chopped chocolate and vanilla until smooth.

  5. Chill: Pour into small bowls or ramekins. Press plastic wrap directly on top (to prevent a skin) and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

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Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her family sent her to Europe where she became focused on French and Italian cuisine. She survived a year and half of culinary tutelage under a maniacal Swiss-German chef and is a graduate of NYIT, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business and Labor Relations. Food Travel USA has won two news awards for content. Broadcasting LIVE each week, nationwide, on FoodNationRadio.com and on stations around the country.

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