I was craving chocolate pudding last week and since we were out of milk, I used coconut milk, which turned out to be a brilliant substitution. It’s usually something I crave and indulge in when pregnant, but I didn’t have the excuse this time:) I need a good non-pregnancy excuse for eating indulgent treats- any suggestions?
The recipe I used is the basic one from The Joy of Cooking, the cornstarch version (no eggs in this one either). I think everything else was the same, except for the switch to coconut milk, which may have actually been an improvement. Oh, and I used a slightly healthier sweetener. I never cover the pudding in the fridge either, I know they say to put plastic wrap over it to keep a skin from forming, but the skin is my favorite part!! Weird, I know…
Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding
- 1/2 cup evaporated cane juice
- 1/3 cup plus 1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 1 ounce semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
- 2 cups coconut milk reserve 1/4 cup to add later. Also, use the good, creamy milk.
- 3 TBSP cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions
- Mix together the first three ingredients in a saucepan, then gradually stir in the warm water to make a runny paste.
- Bring to a boil, remove from heat. Then stir in the chocolate and coconut milk.
- Mix the cornstarch and reserved coconut milk to make a paste, then stir into the chocolate mixture, bring to a simmer and cook for one minute while stirring the whole time.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
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Will have to look for evaporated cane juice. Can’t say I’ve seen it in the stores before. Any idea for substitution? Looks like a great recipe, I have lots of coconut milk on hand!
Courtney, it’s just a less processed cane sugar. I get mine at Costco. I think the brand is Wholesome Sweeteners or something like that. You could use any dry sweetener like sucanat or something, but if you got into liquids like honey or maple syrup you might end up having to add more starch or less coconut milk or something, but I think it could still work. Good luck!
Hi!
That looks like a *delicious* recipe, must restock my coconut milk stash immediately!
However, I have a question… What’s the mysterious 3rd ingredient? At only 1/8 of a tsp, I’m guessing cinnamon? Coffee?
Thanks for this recipe in particular and your website in general,
Zoë
PS – there’s nothing wrong with liking the skin! ;)
Count me in for wondering what the third ingredient is! :)
Hi Erin, sorry about that! I just replied to a comment above, but wanted to make sure you saw it too. The missing ingredient is……….. salt! :)
Haha, oopsie! The mysterious ingredient is just salt:)
oooohhh, the dkin on the pudding, ooooohhh, lol Otherwise, super cool idea to use coconut milk. thank you
Could you use almond milk instead of coconut milk?
Shannon, I’m not sure; I’ve had mixed results with almond milk, particularly the homemade stuff, probably because it has more solids in it (not that you would notice drinking, but I just think the storebought stuff is more watery). You could try it and see!