To be perfectly up front here, chocolate would not be my flavor of choice for homemade pudding. It would be butterscotch for me! Butterscotch pudding has always been a huge draw for me on restaurant dessert menus. I must order it every single time I spot it! But this chocolate pudding recipe I’m sharing with you today was made especially for the boys in my house. My husband and my son are big on chocolate, and a homemade chocolate dessert like this is met with great enthusiasm!
What’s the difference between chocolate mousse and chocolate pudding?
Chocolate mousse is definitely similar to chocolate pudding, but it’s lighter and airier than pudding. Its airy texture comes from folding whipped egg whites or whipped cream into the base mixture. This is what “thickens” the mousse. Chocolate mousse tends to be very rich. Chocolate pudding is typically made using cornstarch as a thickener. It’s much creamier and dense than chocolate mousse.
What is chocolate pudding made of?
When you take a peek at the list of instructions below, you’ll notice that it’s very short. Chocolate pudding is made of egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, milk, chocolate, vanilla extract and a touch of salt. This chocolate pudding could not be simpler to make. If you’re one who tends to buy the prepared chocolate pudding cups at the store (guilty here!), you don’t need to do that any more. Making it homemade is so very easy to do. And believe me when I tell you that it’s 110% better than anything you’d buy at the store too!
Did I mention how creamy this pudding turns out? Yes. The texture is super C.R.E.A.M.Y!
What’s the difference between bittersweet and semisweet chocolate?
The type of chocolate you choose to use will have an affect on the flavor. Use bittersweet for a deeper, richer chocolatey flavor, and use semisweet for a more traditional chocolate flavor. I usually use bittersweet chocolate for this chocolate pudding recipe, and there are zero complaints.
Top it all off with a little bit of freshly whipped cream and some chocolate shavings to give it some “fancy.” Every dessert needs some sort of fancy garnish, right?
Here are a few more chocolate dessert recipes you might enjoy:
Chocolate Mascarpone Brownies Heavy Chocolate Brownies Chocolate Pudding Cake Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Chocolate Glazed Cake Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake Hot Chocolate Cookies Chocolate Cream Cheese Mousse
