Homemade Light Pudding Recipes

LIGHT BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add milk, condensed milk, sour cream, pudding mix, and vanilla extract and mix well. Fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
• Mix sliced bananas with lemon juice.
• Layer vanilla wafers, bananas, and pudding mixture in a clear baking dish or trifle bowl. Top with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate for best flavor, 8 hours to overnight.

LIGHT & CREAMY CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, mix cornstarch, sugar, cocoa and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Transfer to dessert dishes. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until cold.

MY FAVORITE LEMON PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk the sugar and the cornstarch together in a medium saucepan. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. Add the egg yolks, zest, and salt and cook, stirring frequently at first and constantly towards the end, over medium heat until thickened enough to thickly coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and butter. Pour through a strainer into a large serving bowl or 4 individual serving dishes.
• Let cool to room temperature. Chill, loosely covered, for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days, or until set and thoroughly chilled. Serve chilled.

HOMEMADE LIGHT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder and cornstarch.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Turn on burner to medium-high.
• Stir mixer constantly with a whisk.
• Pudding will come to a boil and thicken.
• Remove from heat and divide into four bowls/cups.
• Let cool, then refridgerate.
• Options: top with mini m&m's. Or fat free whip cream. Or put bowls/cups into freezer to make ice cream (add popsicle sticks to make pudding pops!).

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and cornstarch. Mix well. Add in cold milk, whisk until combined.
• Increase heat to medium, stirring constantly until mixture reaches a boil.
• Allow mixture to boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
• Allow mixture to cool completely, stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming on the pudding.
• Serve chilled or warm.

LIGHT TROPICAL BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the coconut milk and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring gently to melt the butter and heat the milk.
• Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a separate bowl to create a thick paste. Gently whisk into the milk and increase the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until thick and bubbly, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly against the surface. Refrigerate until set, 3 to 4 hours.
• Beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Arrange a layer of half of the banana slices on the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Add a layer of half the pineapple followed by half of the coconut pudding and a layer of half of the wafers. Top with some whipped cream and repeat to make a second layer.
• Top with the remaining whipped cream and the toasted coconut flakes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to overnight before serving.

COOKING LIGHT BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine first three ingredients in a saucepan. Gradually add 2 cups milk; stir with a whisk until blended. Cook mixture to 180 degrees or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil.
• Combine remaining 1 cup milk, egg, and egg yolk in a bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Gradually add 1 cup of hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add egg mixture to saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Place pan in a large ice filled bowl for 20 minutes or until mixture cools to room temperature; stir occasionally. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Chill. Serve with whipped topping.