Creamy and delicious with added chopped toasted hazelnuts – easy, done in under 10 minutes!
Perfect for Valentines Day!
I’m adding Caramelized Sugar Shards with Freeze Dried Strawberries.
See my pick for the BEST Vegan Milk Chocolate!
It is not easy to find a good Vegan Milk Chocolate!
Milk Chocolate contains milk… d-a-i-r-y! And almost ALL the choices out there contain natural flavorings (unwanted chemicals.)
LOVO Chocolates makes many delicious vegan chocolates – I chose a Milk Chocolate variety made with Hazelnut Milk!
They also sell Vegan chocolates made from almond milk, coconut milk and oat milk! See their website or buy on Amazon.
There is something so comforting about homemade Chocolate Pudding!
Brings back childhood memories for many – even those “Instant” types, which came to market in 1936… Jell-O brand.
Ingredients do matter!
I have searched for the best tasting Milk Chocolate – this one can be ordered on Amazon or LOVO Chocolate’s website.
Lovo’s Hazelnut Milk Chocolate includes: sugar, cocoa mass, hazelnuts, sunflower lecithin and organic vanilla extract… that’s it!
Many chocolates, vegan and otherwise contain “natural flavorings” – which are unwanted fake-flavored chemicals.
Add coconut milk and almond milk – bring to a boil over MEDIUM heat – whisking all the time, then simmer, whisking until thick & creamy.
Add to the pudding: Vegan Milk Chocolate, Pure Vanilla Extract, Himalayan Sea Salt (or sea salt) and 1 tablespoon of Vegan Butter (see which brand I use!)
Whisk together until incorporated – Creamy & Glossy!
Really simple to make! Melt sugar in a wide sauté pan – when caramelized and liquid, pour onto sheet pan lined with parchment paper and quickly smooth out so it is quite thin. Immediately, when hot – add the chopped hazelnuts and freeze dried strawberry pieces and gently press down to stick.
Break into pieces and add to the tops of the puddings. (Store in an airtight container in the freezer.)
Beware of Instant Puddings – a mess of ingredients!
Still available today… here are Jell-O Pudding Ingredients:
SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1.
Concerns: 25 grams of sugar per serving, artificial & natural flavorings, three artificial colorings, sodium phosphate & tertrasodium phrophoshate. The healthiest component is the milk you add to these processed ingredients!
YES – this pudding can be made with traditional ingredients – makes a fabulous Dark Chocolate Pudding!
The Swaps – Use:
- Whole or 2% milk
- All Dark Cocoa Powder or Dutch Style
- Dark Chocolate – good quality, about 85% Cocoa
- Organic Butter
Ok got it… make your own homemade pudding with ingredients you know in under 10 minutes!
Enjoy!
Karen
