Homemade Chocolate and Vanilla Pudding Mix

It's easy to make your own homemade pudding mixes. They cost much less than the commercially made mixes. We freeze this to make homemade fudge pops!

Homemade Chocolate Pudding Mix

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup powdered milk
• 7/8 cup cornstarch, 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp.
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt, rounded

Directions:

Combine all the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. The mix fits in a quart jar.

To prepare:

Add 2/3 cup mix to a saucepan. Add 2 cups milk and stir until blended. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while stirring constantly until thickened. Cool and serve.

Serving Size : 24

Homemade Vanilla Pudding Mix

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups powdered milk
• 1 1/4 cups cornstarch
• 1 5/8 cups sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3/8 tsp. salt

Directions:

Combine all the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. The mix fits in a quart jar.

To prepare:

Add 1/2 cup mix to a saucepan. Add 2 cups milk and stir until blended. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Cool and serve.

Variations: Leave out the nutmeg and substitute your choice of extract: Almond, Banana, Lemon, Maple or Pineapple or other flavor that you like.

Serving Size : 32

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