Five Food Finds about Pudding:
• Originally a British dish, this pudding could be made on very short notice.
• Ingredients vary, but it was basically a sweetened porridge made from flour, tapioca or oatmeal and milk. The term originated in the late 16th century.
• In Colonial America cornmeal was cheaper and more readily available, so here, Hasty Pudding was a cornmeal mush (cornmeal added to boiling water and cooked) with molasses, honey, brown sugar or maple syrup and milk.
• There are both savory and dessert versions of this dish.
• An example of a savory version would be a meat pudding.
Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding
Prep: 10 m
Cook: 20 m
Ready In: 40 m
"My mom's best chocolate pudding recipe made with cornstarch and cocoa."
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1. In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt.
2. Place over medium heat, and stir in milk.
3. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon.
4. Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.
5. Let cool briefly, and serve warm, or chill in refrigerator until serving.
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