Homemade Vanilla Pudding Recipe

Homemade Vanilla Pudding will have you leaving all those boxed versions behind because it tastes so much better. Made with sugar, whole milk, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla - this recipe couldn't be easier. Storage: You’ll want to keep the vanilla pudding from scratch covered in the refrigerator. It will last 3 to 6 days.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

In a double-broiler, cook sugar, whole milk, cornstarch, and salt.

Step 2

When mixture thickens, add some of it to the egg yolks and mix well.

Step 3

Pour egg mixture into the double-broiler mixture.

Step 4

Cook until thick. Take the pudding off the stove, and add in butter and vanilla.

Step 5

Place pudding in individual serving dishes, or a medium-sized bowl.

Step 6

Cool until pudding is lukewarm.

Step 7

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.

Step 8

If you don’t have a double-broiler, you can use a saucepan – but just make sure you continuously whisk the pudding.

Step 9

Please don’t leave the pudding while cooking it, because it can easily burn.

Step 10

This pudding is sure to go fast so you can double the recipe.

Step 11

Also please don’t omit the butter. It adds lots of flavor to the pudding

Step 12

To make your bowl of pudding even more delicious, stir in fruit like raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries.

Step 13

Crush your favorite cookies and sprinkle the crumbs on top of the pudding for a fun add-on.

Step 14

Chopped candied nuts add a little crunch to your bowl of pudding.

Step 15

For a festive touch, you can add sprinkles to the pudding to celebrate a beautiful day.

Step 16

Mini chocolate chips would add a fun twist to your pudding.

Step 17

You can add drizzles of chocolate sauce, caramel, or even strawberry sauce to take your vanilla pudding up a notch.

Step 18

Shave milk, white, or dark chocolate on top of your pudding.

Step 19

I know someone that likes to add Kettle corn to the top of her vanilla pudding for a sweet and salty topping.

Step 20

How about sprinkling your favorite spice on top of your pudding? Cinnamon and nutmeg are a couple of options.

Step 21

I love it when you get served pudding in a cup, and there’s a cookie sitting on the rim. Simply cut a cookie half-way up and slide it on the edge of the rim.

Step 22

You can spoon a little cherry filling on top of the vanilla pudding for a beautiful contrast in color.

Step 23

Layer homemade pudding with pieces of pound cake and cookie crumbs. Top with whipped cream.

Step 24

How about adding some jam or marmalade to your pudding? A little more sweetness in life never hurt anyone.

Step 25

I like to use ramekins to serve pudding. You can find my favorite ramekins here.

Step 26

You could also use clear glass drinking glasses to serve this vanilla custard pudding and top with whipped cream.

Step 27

Small mason jars are the perfect vessels for old-fashioned vanilla pudding.

Step 28

If you have a fun collection of mugs, you can also serve your pudding in those.

Step 29

Pudding makes everything better; this I know for sure. Why keep it all to yourself, when you can whip up a batch and drop it off to your friends? Take along a couple of small bags of your friend’s favorite add-ins to make this gift extra special.

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