Home Cooked Chocolate Pudding Recipe

(Mrs. Small, Whitehead Island, New Brunswick)

2/3 cup sugar

6 Tbsp cornstarch

2/3 cup cocoa 

1/2 tsp salt

5 c milk

3 tsp vanilla

Mix sugar, cornstarch, cocoa & salt together in a medium sized pot. Gradually blend in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and comes to a gentle boil. Remove from heat then add vanilla. Pour into 6-8 individual dessert bowls.

Lick the spoon!

Variation: 1 Tbsp of instant coffee adds a nice mocha flavour 

Cool and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.