Grammy's Recipe Book Desserts
Chocolate Pudding
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Rest
- 1 hrcool
- Total
- 1 hr 20 minstart to eating
Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.
As written
Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.
from Elsie[?]
[recipe card]
Chocolate Pudding
1/2 c. Bisquick 1/2 c. cold water
3/4 c. sugar 2 1/2 c. whole milk
1/3 c. cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla
Mix Bisquick, sugar + cocoa.
Gradually stir in water + milk.
Bring to boil, stirring, over med. heat.
Boil one minute. Add vanilla. Cool.
Add 1 cup whipped cream + top with cream.
[recipe card]
Chocolate Pudding
1/2 c. Bisquick 1/2 c. cold water
3/4 c. sugar 2 1/2 c. whole milk
1/3 c. cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla
Mix Bisquick, sugar + cocoa.
Gradually stir in water + milk.
Bring to boil, stirring, over med. heat.
Boil one minute. Add vanilla. Cool.
Add 1 cup whipped cream + top with cream.
Grammy's recipe
Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Bisquick
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup cocoa
- ½ cup cold water
- 2½ cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Whipped cream (1 cup folded in, plus more for the top)
Method
- Mix the Bisquick, sugar and cocoa.
- Gradually stir in the water and milk.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring, and boil 1 minute.
- Add the vanilla and cool.
- Fold in 1 cup whipped cream and top with more cream.
Modernized
A present-day cookbook version, with missing steps filled in. These are suggestions, not her words.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Whipped cream, to serve
Method
- Whisk the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan.
- Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, until thick.
- Off the heat, stir in the chocolate, butter and vanilla until melted.
- Press plastic wrap onto the surface and chill at least 2 hours.
- Fold in whipped cream if you like, the way she did, and top with more.
Ideas to play with
Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.
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