Here’s a quick, creamy 5-minute homemade pudding you can make with basic ingredients—no oven, no fancy tools.
Pudding
🍮 5-Minute Homemade Pudding (Quick Recipe)
🧂 Ingredients
- 2 cups milk (any kind)
- 2 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch (key for thickening)
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder (for chocolate version, optional)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
🍳 How to make it (fast method)
1. Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, whisk:
- Cornstarch
- Sugar
- Cocoa powder (if using)
- Salt
2. Add milk
Slowly add milk while whisking to avoid lumps.
3. Heat (this is where it thickens)
- Pour mixture into a pan
- Cook on medium heat
- Stir constantly
In 3–5 minutes, it will start thickening into pudding texture.
4. Finish
- Remove from heat
- Add vanilla extract
- Stir well
5. Serve
- Pour into cups
- Eat warm or chill for 20–30 minutes for firmer texture
🍫 Flavor variations
- Chocolate pudding: add extra cocoa
- Vanilla pudding: skip cocoa, increase vanilla
- Banana pudding: mix in mashed banana after cooking
- Coffee pudding: add 1 tsp instant coffee
💡 Tips for best results
- Keep stirring to avoid lumps or burning
- Don’t overcook or it becomes too thick
- Add milk if it gets too stiff
If you want, I can also give you a no-cornstarch version, a keto pudding, or a restaurant-style creamy pudding (like bakery style).