I had a craving for chocolate pudding. From scratch. Using real food ingredients. That tasted delicious. I made this recipe, waited patiently for it to cool and sighed with delight when I tasted it! It was wonderful and tasted exactly how I hoped it would. SCORE. Now this recipe is mostly dairy free, minus the butter. However, you probably could replace the butter with coconut oil. I personally have not tried it. If you do, let me know how it turns out!
You can add whipped cream on top (use coconut cream to make it dairy free), berries, mini chocolate chips, granola, or just eat it!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 4 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pink salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 tablespoons chia seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk milk, egg yolks, maple syrup, cacao powder, arrowroot powder and salt in a saucepan on medium heat on the stove. Stir constantly until mixture begins to thicken.
- When mixture thickens, remove from the heat, add vanilla and butter.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Transfer to bowl and cool in the fridge.
- Add chia seeds directly into pudding before refrigerating or sprinkle on top.
*inspired by http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/
