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Simple Farmhouse Pudding

ByKelsey Wulf Posted on Updated on

It only takes a few ingredients to make a simple pudding. Delicious and easy to whip up in a pinch, this recipe is a favorite at our farmhouse.

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Pudding: A Farmhouse Classic

Pudding might be the most quintessential farm recipe. Traditionally, almost every farm would have at least one family milk cow and a few chickens running around. With the key ingredients being milk, butter, and eggs, most farms have every ingredient they need with out even going to the store.

What You’ll Need

  • 4 Quart Sauce Pan
  • Rubber Spatula
  • Whisk
  • Milk
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Cornstarch
  • Sugar
  • Optional: Cocoa Powder, Brown Sugar
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About this Recipe

One of my many farm apprenticeships was on a grass-based cow dairy. They also raised pastured pork and had a mobile chicken coop for their laying hens. This recipe was our go-to for a quick and decadent dessert. On my recipe card it says “Basic Pudding”, with a note that I got it from Linda, who got it from someone named Brea. I don’t know where Brea got it from.

Variations

The recipe I’m sharing is for vanilla pudding. Here are three quick variations you can try if you want a different flavor.

Chocolate: Add 1/4 Cup + 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder at the same time you add your sugar and cornstarch.

Butterscotch: Replace the white sugar with brown sugar.

Extra Rich Vanilla: Use three eggs instead of two.

Banana: Simply add banana for a banana cream! Bonus if you sprinkle some crushed up graham cracker on, too.

Cornstarch Substitute: You can replace cornstarch with the flour of your choice at a ratio of 1 Tablespoon of Cornstarch = 2 Tablespoons of flour. 

Pudding Pop: Pour this into pudding molds and freeze for a cold, yummy treat.

Tips on Making Pudding

  • Use a whisk to incorporate all your ingredients, then switch to a rubber spatula. As it thickens, stir with the spatula pressed to the bottom of your pan. This will prevent scorching much better than a whisk will.
  • If you don’t want a skin on top, press plastic wrap or another cover directly on top of the pudding as it cools.
  • If you do want a skin, let it cool sitting on your counter. I must say I despise skin on an instant pudding. Skin on a from scratch pudding, however, gets thick and tasty like a layer of ultra moist cake.

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Simple Farmhouse Pudding

You are a few simple ingredients and about fifteen minutes away from an amazing dessert!
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Cups Whole Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2/3 Cups Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 2 Tsp Vanilla

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Rubber Spatula
  • 4-Quart Sauce pan
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons

Method
 

  1. Add milk and eggs to your saucepan over medium heat. Whisk together until well blended.
  2. Whisk in sugar and cornstarch until completely smooth.
  3. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring from the bottom using your rubber spatula.
  4. Once it begins to thicken, remove it from the heat. Continue stirring.
  5. Add in butter and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
  6. Serve warm or chill.
  7. Best eaten with 2 days.

Notes

Variations
Chocolate: Add 1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons cocoa along with your sugar and thickener.
Butterscotch: Substitute brown sugar for white sugar.
Rich Vanilla: Use three eggs instead of two.
Cornstarch Substitute: You can replace cornstarch with the flour of your choice at a ratio of 1 Tablespoon of Cornstarch = 2 Tablespoons of flour. 

Looking for another easy, tasty recipe? Check out my recipe for granola!

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