Egg-free Homemade Chocolate Pudding

Eating this pudding brings me right back to my Nana's kitchen. She probably made other desserts, but I can still remember this pudding cooling on her counter 💖

6 tbsps cornstarch
6 tbsps cocoa
3 cups milk
6 tbsps sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsps butter
1  1/2 tsps vanilla

Start warming 2 cups of the milk.

Meanwhile whisk together the cornstarch, cocoa, sugar and salt and stir into the remaining 1 cup of milk.

Reduce heat on 2 cups of milk and stir in the cocoa milk. Continue whisking on simmer for 5-10 minutes until the pudding starts to bubble and thicken.

Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.

Pour into serving bowls and cover lightly with a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap to prevent the top from forming a skin. Or if you're like me don't cover it, I like the skin!

If you're going to eat it in a couple of hours you can leave it on the counter like Nana did. If not, refrigerate.

Makes 6-8 servings