I love chocolate pudding and have a feeling you do too. Did you know that you only need six ingredients to make your own chocolate pudding at home? On top of that, you can use clean ingredients and avoid all the chemical add-ins you find in the store-bought pudding. I hope you enjoy this microwave pudding recipe as much as I do. It’s easy, delicious, and clean. The perfect treat! This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosures.
I know when I eat chocolate pudding, I really eat chocolate pudding. I’m using my fingers and tongue to scrape out every bit of chocolate pudding I can find in the bowl.
Since going gluten free in 2012 due to a celiac disease diagnosis, I wasn’t sure if pudding would be in my future.
Instead of eating store-bought chocolate pudding with questionable ingredients, I decided to make my own pudding at home with safe, gluten-free ingredients. (Please note some store-bought brands of pudding are gluten free.)
My recipe for microwave chocolate pudding is a great way to ease into making homemade stuff.
This recipe requires only a few key ingredients, a few minutes in the microwave, and a few seconds to inhale it because, yes, it’s that good!
Ingredients Needed
Below are the ingredients you need to make my microwave chocolate pudding recipe:
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- Sprinkles for decoration (optional)
How to Make
Here’s how to make this recipe in four (4) easy steps:
Step #1: Combine cocoa and cornstarch in a microwave-safe bowl, then add milk and whisk the mixture until well combined.
Step #2: Microwave the chocolate mixture on high for two minutes, then stir it. Put it back into the microwave and cook for another three minutes, stirring every minute. The mixture should have the texture of pudding; if not, microwave it for another minute at a time until it thickens.
Step #3: Add the sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon into the warm mixture and stir well until all ingredients are combined well. Let the mixture stand for five minutes, then stir again.
Step #4: Divide pudding mixture into 4 small bowls or cups, top with sprinkles (optional), and dig in. You can serve the chocolate pudding warm or cold. Store uneaten pudding in the fridge.
Gluten-Free Pudding Brands
If you’re not up for making your own pudding, I recommend purchasing a chocolate pudding that is labeled gluten free or certified gluten. Such transparent gluten-free labeling will give you confidence that the product is indeed free from gluten.
The only instant pudding brand that I have found to be labeled “gluten free” is Simply Delicious Pudding. This brand is labeled “gluten free” and is free from all eight of the most common allergens (wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, dairy, soy, shellfish, and soy).
Or, to save money, you can simply make your own as I have shown you how to do in this article.
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Microwave Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- Sprinkles for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Combine the cocoa and cornstarch in a microwave safe bowl, then add milk and whisk mixture until well combined.
- Microwave the chocolate mixture on high for two minutes, then stir it. Put it back into the microwave and cook for another three minutes, stirring every minute. The mixture should have the texture of pudding; if not, microwave it for another minute at a time until it thickens.
- Add the sugar, vanilla and cinnamon into the warm mixture and stir well until all ingredients are combined well. Let the mixture stand for five minutes, then stir again.
- Divide the pudding mixture into 4 small bowls or cups, top with sprinkles (optional), and dig in. You can served the pudding warm or cold. Store leftover pudding in the fridge.