Vanilla Pudding Mix

Chabear01's Note:

As hard as I tried I could not find a recipe for Vanilla Pudding mix that I could use as a base for other puddings or to add to other recipe's that I wanted to make, yet didn't want to buy a bunch of packages of pudding for. After 5 (yes I said 5) attempts I came up with one that was creamy enough, and tasty enough to call good. This can be made ahead...then just add a few ingredients and you have pudding. Great for gifting and camping...Higher in Calories yet low in sodium and potassium.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 9.0 batches

• 4 cups instant nonfat dry milk powder
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 1/3 cups cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Combine first 4 ingredients into a large bowl, mixing well with each addition. Pour into a food processor and process until a fine powder.
2. At this stage you can put it into a jar with a good seal, label and add a card with the following instructions for gifting, or label it for your own future use.
3. Over double boiler, with water to boiling stage, put 1 cup of powdered pudding mix into saucepan, slowly adding milk while you stir (I used a whisk for lighter fluffier pudding) Stir constantly for approximately 10-15 minutes or until pudding comes to thickness of your liking. Remove from double boiler, add vanilla and butter, whisk or stir until throughly blended.
4. Pour into individual serving dishes and refrigerate.
5. NOTE:
6. Due to DH illness I used reconstituted dry milk for the 2 c milk, this does affect the flavor slightly.

Reviews

[Connie Lea]

This was very good and so easy. I substituted 4 cups splenda for the 4 cups of sugar. It worked great. Thanks

[Spice girl]

Your recipe has really saved me...I needed a pudding mix for another recipe as we do not get ready made ones here.....So I used this recipe and scaled it down to my requirments and it worked so Thank U.

[Annie H]

For what it is, this is a good recipe. I do miss the taste and texture of eggs, but as a recipe meant to meet a specific health need, it's very good indeed. It's rich, creamy, sweet, and more flavorful than I thought it would be. It's easy to put together and easy to cook. I love a recipe that allows for a lot of versatility and this is it. Instead of vanilla, I could use any extract and any complimentary fruit and get a completely different dessert from one mix. Next time I'll try coconut extract and some sliced bananas, or almond extract with some toasted sliced almonds.