# Homemade Chocolate Pudding

This 5-ingredient homemade chocolate pudding is a smooth, rich dessert that comes together with pantry basics.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Keep the heat nice and low.
2. Add in 2 tablespoons of butter.
3. Add in 4 teaspoons of cornstarch.
4. Whisk until all the white specks disappear.
5. Pour in 2 cups of heavy cream.
6. Add in 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to sweeten things up.
7. Slowly increase the heat to medium.
8. Heat until it's just barely starting to simmer and thickening up, then remove from heat.
9. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips (semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or a mix of both).
10. Whisk into chocolate heaven.
11. Transfer the pudding to a bowl.
12. Cover the pudding with plastic wrap, ensuring it is just touching the top of the pudding.
13. Pop the pudding in the fridge and wait until it cools off, which will take about an hour.
14. Remove the plastic wrap.
15. Eat straight from the bowl or scoop into serving cups.

## Equipment

- plastic wrap
- bowl

## Tips

- Keep the heat low when adding butter and cornstarch.
- Slowly increase heat to medium to avoid scalding the cream.
- Do not crank up the heat to speed things up.
- Cover the pudding with plastic wrap, touching the top, to prevent a skin from forming.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Pz2ghib8j/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/31b34893-dc15-469a-94f5-153132e48bf8
- Extracted: 2026-07-12

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