Vanilla Pudding
This homemade vanilla pudding recipe is super rich and creamy, only takes a few simple ingredients, and is so much better than instant mixes!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup sugar ($0.12)
- 3 Tbsp corn starch ($0.09)
- 3 cups whole milk ($0.73)
- 3 large egg yolks ($0.60)
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract ($0.87)
- 3 Tbsp salted butter ($0.38)
Instructions
- 1
Add the sugar and cornstarch to a medium-sized pot. Mix them together and set the pot over medium heat.
- 2
Add the milk and stir constantly until it comes to a boil. Continue stirring for 1 minute longer.
- 3
The milk should be thick enough to coat the back of wooden spoon. Take the mixture off the heat.
- 4
Beat the egg yolks. Whisk one tablespoon of the hot milk into the beaten egg yolks.
- 5
Continue to whisk in the milk, tablespoon by tablespoon, until the egg mixture is very warm.
- 6
Set the remaining pot of milk over medium heat and whisk in the warmed egg mixture. Bring the pudding to a boil while stirring constantly. Continue stirring for 1 minute longer.
- 7
Take the pudding off the heat. Add the vanilla and the butter. Stir until the butter has melted.
- 8
Strain the pudding through a fine mesh sieve.
- 9
Add the strained pudding to a large bowl. Serve warm or cover with plastic film touching the pudding's surface and store in the refrigerator until the pudding has cooled.