Vanilla Cornstarch Pudding

Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.

Vanilla Cornstarch pudding cooked over hot water

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3/4 Vanilla extract

Directions

  1. mix Cornstarch, 2 Tbs sugar & salt add 1/4 cup milk add this sugar mixture. Cook over hot water stirring constantly until thick. Cover & cook 10 Min Add VANILLA

Timing: cook 10 Min

Temperature: cook over hot water

Equipment: mixing vessel, measuring tools, stirring utensil, covered hot-water cooking vessel, and serving container

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “the”

vanilla Easy Pudding with chocolate variation

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Yield: Makes 2 1/2 cups.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup Argo corn starch
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 3/4 cups milk
  • 2 tblsp Mazola margarine
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. mix 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup Argo corn starch and 1/8 tsp salt.
  2. Gradually stir in 3 3/4 cups milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, and boil 1 minute.
  3. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tblsp Mazola margarine and 1 tsp vanilla. Chill.

Timing: boil 1 minute

Temperature: Bring to a boil over medium heat; Remove from heat; Chill

Equipment: stovetop cooking and Chill

Notes

  • Chocolate Increase sugar to 2/3 cup and add 3 tblsp cocoa with corn starch

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Cornstarch, sugar, salt, milk, vanilla, and fat

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1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 3 3/4 cups milk, 2 tbsp margarine, and 1 tsp vanilla
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2 Tbs cornstarch, 3 tablespoons sugar in the formula but 2 in the method, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 cups milk, and 3/4 vanilla extract with no unit

Cooking and finishing

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Bring to a boil over medium heat while stirring, boil 1 minute, remove from heat, add margarine and vanilla, and chill
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Cook over hot water while stirring until thick, cover and cook 10 minutes, then add vanilla

Chocolate variation

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Increase sugar to 2/3 cup and add 3 tbsp cocoa with cornstarch
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No chocolate variation stated

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