Microwave Chocolate Lovers Pudding

Submitted by Ceezie

"This is super easy to whip up when you're having a chocolate attack."

 

• Ready In: 13mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. In a medium glass bowl stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk.
2. Microwave on high for 5 minutes, stirring once halfway through the cooking time. Continue to cook on high for an additional 2-3 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Stir in butter and vanilla.
3. Pour into individual serving dishes. Cover and chill.

Reviews

[Annacia]

This recipe work's well. I was surprised to find that the pudding never boils but just heats and thickens in the micro. I used skim milk and whisked in 1/2 a cup of Splenda with the vanilla (skipped the butter entirely). However the flavor wasn't what I had hoped for. I'm very well used to the skim milk and Splenda and that wasn't the problem. I rather think that it was the taste of the cornstarch which never really cooked that dulled the outcome in the taste. I should also say that I added about 1/2 a tsp of cinnamon with the cocoa. Thats something I always do with chocolate pudding. It is quick and very easy but I think that allowing the cornstarch taste to cook down would help.