The milk pudding is a classic and simple dessert loved by both adults and children. Its creamy texture and delicate flavor make it an irresistible treat, perfect for ending a meal on a sweet note or enjoying as a comforting snack. Made with just a few ingredients like milk, sugar, and cornstarch, milk pudding is easy to prepare at home without the need for complicated techniques. Its velvety texture and delicate taste make it a versatile dessert, which can be enriched with chocolate, vanilla, or fresh fruit, according to taste. It is a dessert that carries a sense of nostalgia and simplicity, ideal for those seeking a genuine treat. You can prepare it with your preferred milk: whole, semi-skimmed, or with plant-based milks such as oat milk, rice milk, or soy milk. If you love creamy desserts, try the aunt’s two-cream dessert, the lemon mousse, coffee and nutella cream cup!
Let’s get to work and prepare the milk pudding.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 4 Hours
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for preparing milk pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 5.25 oz cornstarch
- 9 oz sugar
- to taste grated lemon zest
- Half teaspoon vegetable oil
Tools
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- Saucepan
- Container glass 6.69-7.08 inches
Steps for preparing milk pudding
The milk pudding is prepared very quickly. You can use any milk you like, even plant-based. In a saucepan, put sugar and cornstarch. Stir with a hand whisk. Gradually add the milk, its temperature doesn’t matter.
Always stirring with the whisk, dissolve sugar and cornstarch. Place the saucepan on the stove and cook, always stirring, until the pudding thickens.
Brush the chosen container with vegetable oil. I used a 6.69 inches diameter glass food container. Pour the cream, cover, and allow to cool completely. Place in the fridge for two or three hours.
Turn the pudding onto a plate and decorate with whatever you like (I used shredded coconut), like coconut, chocolate shavings, fresh fruit, fruit syrups, crushed meringues.
Storage
You can store the milk pudding in the fridge for two or three days.
