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Meet the most luxurious 10 minute chocolate pudding you will ever make. One pan, no mixer, no effort, and a rich, decadent and creamy pudding that feels like molten chocolate silk in your mouth. Made with cocoa powder, chocolate, and a handful of basic ingredients (no eggs!), this pudding is wildly easy and endlessly versatile. The recipe makes 4 servings but can easily be scaled. You can serve it warm or cold, family style with a spoon or in cute individual dessert cups, and watch it disappear within minutes. Truly, the perfect last minute dessert for all holiday gatherings!
I recently developed this chocolate pudding recipe as a filling for a Brooklyn Blackout Cake (recipe coming soon), and was blown away by how much I loved it on its own. After returning to my fridge again and again to eat it by the spoonful, I knew I had to make it into a standalone recipe!
Tips to perfect this pudding
This is a very simple recipe, which is why it would suck to not get it just right! Here are a few quick tips from me to keep in mind:
- Use good quality chocolate. This pudding does use a good amount of chocolate, so if the chocolate doesn’t taste good, the pudding won’t taste good either. I recommend using chocolate bars or callets (NOT chips), and my top recommendations are Lindt and Callebaut
- Customize the chocolate darkness to your liking. If you are not a fan of dark chocolate, you can use all milk chocolate and the pudding shouldn’t be too sweet. If you do like dark chocolate, you can use a mixture of dark and milk chocolate, adjusting the ratio to your liking. I don’t recommend using more than half dark chocolate, though, because the result will be a bit too rich!
- Adjust the amount of chocolate to your liking. The recipe gives a range (160g to 180g chocolate) – if you love your dessert very rich and chocolatey, use the higher end of the range. If you want the pudding to be lighter, stick to the lower end of the range. Just know that the texture of the pudding will be sorter if you use less chocolate
- Cook on low heat and keep stirring! Because this pudding has cornstarch in it, it will thicken up very quickly once it comes to a simmer. So keep an eye, keep the heat low, and keep stirring. Cook until the pudding has a thick custard like texture, but no more!
- Strain to remove any lumps. If you end up with any small lumps in your pudding, don’t worry, just pass it through a strainer
Ideas to serve
You can serve this pudding both warm or chilled, depending on your preference. Here are some ways to serve it:
- Serve it in a large bowl with a spoon and cups (you will likely have to double all the quantities)
- Serve in individual dessert cups. I used these glass cups from Amazon, and the recipe made enough for 4 generous servings
- Serve it with cake! You can bake chocolate cake in a casserole dish or pie dish, top with the pudding, and serve with a spoon
- Serve it with fruit. Pour it on top of berries and serve warm – delicious
- If you’re feeling festive, turn it into a trifle. Layer the pudding with chocolate cake or brownies and whipped cream for a delicious and decadent dessert. You can find some inspiration in my chocolate lasagna trifle recipe!
The Most Insane Chocolate Pudding You’ll Ever Have
The most delicious, rich and silky chocolate pudding made in just 10 minutes in one pan, no mixer. Served warm or cold, it is the perfect quick and easy chocolate dessert for hosting! This recipe makes 4 generous servings, but can easily be scaled up or down.
Yield:4 servings
- Prep Time:
- 2 mins
- Cook Time:
- 8 mins
- Total Time:
- 10 mins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk (240g)`
- 2/3 cup heavy cream (160g)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp cornstarch (25g)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (12g)
- 1/3 cup sugar (65g)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 160g to 180g chopped chocolate or chocolate callets depending on how rich you want the pudding. You can use a mixture of milk and dark chocolates based on your preference, but I do not recommend more than half dark chocolate as the result will be too rich
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large nonstick saucepan
- Place on the stove on low heat, and use a whisk to gently stir and cook the pudding until the butter and chocolate melt and all ingredients combine. It will look strange and lumpy in the beginning but will come together as it cooks
- Keep cooking and stirring on low heat until the pudding comes to a boil. After this point, it will start to thicken up quickly. Keep an eye on it, and cook until the pudding feels reaches a custard like consistency (thick but still pourable). Remove from the heat. The total cooking time should be around 8-10 minutes
- Strain the pudding to remove any lumps. Pour it into the serving cups / dish of your choice
- If serving warm, serve right away. If serving cold, place in the fridge for 2-4 hours until the pudding forms a film on top and sets (it will be a semi-set consistency, not fully firm)
- Optionally, garnish with fresh berries and / or chocolate shavings. Serve and enjoy!
Comments
Sindhoo
Lots of love 💕…….yummilicious
Siksha Singh
Love all your recipes, may you and your little family always be blessed 🙌
Zoha Malik
Aw thank you, yours too!
Sumaiya Ahmed
Hi salam zoha,
Thx alot for sharing this recipe, i would like to know if this chocolate pudding can be use for cake fillings?
Zoha Malik
Yes! I used it in my brooklyn blackout cake: https://bakewithzoha.com/lifechanging-brooklyn-blackout-cake/ – you just have to be careful to make a damn with a frosting first so it doesnt flow out.
Zainab Abbas
Deliciously
Humera Zahid
Awesome..
One of the easiest,not many ingredients required.
Ayesha Akhtar
This looks so good. I’m going to try it insha’Allah
Aneeqa Pervaiz
Hey. Did you use half and half callets of dark and milk chocolate?
Zoha Malik
yes! but I’ve also made it with all milk chocolate. it’s up to you 🙂
Hafss
Hi Zoha!I’d love to try this out but in Sri Lanka we don’t get heavy cream so what can I use to swap it with while keeping it’s creamy richness, please let me know 💗
Zoha Malik
Hi there! do you have any other kind of dairy cream?
Vera Maharaj
Can I use 2% milk instead of whole milk?
Zoha Malik
No, I do not recommend that!
Sadia
Thank you for a perfect chocolate pudding as my daughter loves chocolate pudding and your recipe is soo good.
Zoha Malik
Aw, thank YOU for trying my recipe!
Ayesha Mushtaq
Love your recipes
Shazli Shikalkar
Loved it 😊
Zoha Malik
Thank you Shazli!
Sharlene Baker
This pudding is so decadent! I made it once before and making it again for an anniversary dessert. Delicious! I even used some of the chocolate to shave chocolate curls as a garnish!
Zoha Malik
AWH I am so honored! THANK YOU!
Valanka Pereira
Made it 5 times ! I could not stop myself from devouring the entire bowl everytime .Amazing !
Zoha Malik
AWW thank you!!! That’s how I feel about this pudding :’)
Anuradha
Hi! Looks great. I want to serve a warm chocolate pudding to pour over icecream. Since I have to take the ice cream out last minute. What should I change in the way I store it and also make it more runny?
Zoha Malik
Hi Anuradha! This is definitely a very rich and fudgy pudding, so be aware that with ice cream will be on the more indulgent side. You can increase the amount of milk by 1/2 cup and also cook to the consistency you desire. Don’t make it so thick while cooking!
Anuradha
Oh! Makes sense. Do you have a recipe for something like a runny ganache then? More like a rich hot chocolate? I’ll stick to the pudding for this one 🙂
Zoha Malik
Hi Anuradha! Have you seen my Paris Hot Chocolate recipe? That might be what you’re looking for!
Ayman Saleem
Amazing! I tried it as one of the layers in my chocolate trifle tooo! It turned out devineee!
Zoha Malik
OOO that sounds like a great idea!
Arifa
This was divine and so easy!
Maria Irfan
Ao incredibly easy and delicious!! My God! This recipe is insanity!
Asma @ Bake with Zoha
Honestly Maria, its actually quite hard to stop eating it. 😁
Sohaila
I also tried this ! Turned out amazing ! Great recipe and delicious taste !
Zoha Malik
Thank you, Sohaila!
Nishi
So good I made it twice in two days for the fam!
Zoha Malik
haha it’s def addictive like that 😉