Homemade Pudding Cups Recipes

HOMEMADE VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup of the milk with the cornstarch. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the remaining milk, salt, and sugar. Allow the mixture to heat over medium heat until it is steaming; do not let it boil.
• While the milk heats, whisk the egg yolks in a separate small bowl. Once the milk is steaming, slowly stream ½ cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Slowly add the egg yolk mixture back to the pot, followed by the cornstarch mixture. Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to simmer and has thickened.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla.
• Pour into individual serving dishes. Top each with a layer of plastic wrap touching the top of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming and serve warm or allow to chill for several hours before serving.

OCEAN PUDDING CUP

Steps:

• Prepare the vanilla instant pudding according to the package instructions. Once the pudding has set, stir in enough blue food coloring to make the ocean layer.
• Pour the graham cracker crumbs into a glass or plastic cup, reserving about 1 tablespoon on the side. Fill the cup with the blue pudding, leaving about 1 1/2 inches on top. Put a gummy ring around the bear-shaped graham cracker for a floatie, then place it on top of the ocean layer. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs on the side of the cup to create a beach effect.

HOMEMADE PUDDING CUPS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, whisk together the half and half, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt before turning on the heat. Once the ingredients are mixed, turn the heat on to low.
• Bring the mixture to a steep until it just begins to steam. While it heats, crack and separate 4 eggs. Place the yolks into a small mixing bowl.
• When the half and half mixture starts steaming, turn off the heat. Pour a small amount of the warm mixture (about ¼ cup) into the egg yolks and whisk to combine. This will bring the yolks to the same temperature as the milk mixture without cooking them. Pour the egg yolks into the milk mixture and adjust the heat to medium.
• Put the heat back onto low and slowly heat the pudding. Whisk continuously until thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat. When ready, the pudding will coat the back of a spoon when it's the proper thickness.
• Pour the pudding through a mesh sieve to ensure no lumps remain. The pudding can be chilled in one large container or 4 smaller serving containers. Cover with plastic wrap and make sure the plastic wrap touches the pudding to keep a film from forming on the surface. Chill completely before serving.

DIRT PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Pulse cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form or until desired texture is reached. Divide a third of the cookie crumbs and half of the pudding mixture among 10 dessert cups; repeat layers. Top with remaining crumbs. If desired, top with sugar gum succulents, chocolate rocks and edible paper butterflies.

HOMEMADE VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until bubbles form at edges. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Pour into hot milk, a little at a time, stirring to dissolve. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into serving dishes. Chill before serving.

LIME PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring heavy cream, granulated sugar, finely grated lime zest, and a pinch of kosher salt to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until reduced to 2 cups, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in fresh lime juice. Let cool 20 minutes, then strain through a fine mesh sieve into a liquid-measuring cup; discard solids. Divide evenly among 6 glasses. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Top cups with lightly sweetened whipped cream, crumbled graham crackers, and more finely grated lime zest; serve.