Author Notes
My mother made this pudding often and I remember waiting impatiently for it to be finished, but I knew once I smelled the Mexican vanilla (which is the secret to this recipe) that the pudding was almost done. This recipe was my grandmother's recipe and I love it! It's sinfully rich and wonderfully smooth! Nobody makes pudding from scratch anymore and it's one of the easiest and most satisfying dishes to make. Enjoy! —Texas chicki
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Ingredients
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1 cup
Granulated Sugar
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5 tablespoons
Cornstarch
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1/2 teaspoon
Salt
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4 cups
Milk 1%, Whole milk - depends on your preference
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6
Large Egg Yolks, slightly beaten
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4 tablespoons
Unsalted Butter - room temp
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2 teaspoons
Mexican Vanilla
Directions
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Mix sugar, cornstarch, & salt together in a large saucepan or dutch oven. In a separate bowl whisk milk & eggs thoroughly and add to the sugar mixture. Cook on med- Hi heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens and bubbles. Turn off heat and stir in butter and vanilla. While the pudding is still hot put plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding and up the sides of the pot. This will prevent a skin forming on the pudding and causing lumps.
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