Homemade Light Pudding Food

LIGHT & CREAMY CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, mix cornstarch, sugar, cocoa and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Transfer to dessert dishes. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until cold.

VANILLA PUDDING (REDUCED FAT)

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan.
• Combine milk and egg in a bowl.
• Gradually add milk mixture to sugar mixture, stirring constantly.
• Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly. Cook for one additional minute after bubbling starts, stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm, or place plastic wrap on surface; cool to room temperature.
• Chill thoroughly.

HOMEMADE LIGHT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder and cornstarch.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Turn on burner to medium-high.
• Stir mixer constantly with a whisk.
• Pudding will come to a boil and thicken.
• Remove from heat and divide into four bowls/cups.
• Let cool, then refridgerate.
• Options: top with mini m&m's. Or fat free whip cream. Or put bowls/cups into freezer to make ice cream (add popsicle sticks to make pudding pops!).

COOKING LIGHT BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine first three ingredients in a saucepan. Gradually add 2 cups milk; stir with a whisk until blended. Cook mixture to 180 degrees or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil.
• Combine remaining 1 cup milk, egg, and egg yolk in a bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Gradually add 1 cup of hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add egg mixture to saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Place pan in a large ice filled bowl for 20 minutes or until mixture cools to room temperature; stir occasionally. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Chill. Serve with whipped topping.

LIGHTER CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Steps:

• Tip the sultanas, apricots, raisins and mixed peel in a bowl, and pour over the rum. Stir, cover and soak for at least 3 hrs or overnight.
• Butter a 1-litre pudding basin and line the base with a small circle of baking parchment. Beat the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl using an electric whisk, until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the flour, breadcrumbs and spices. Fold in the rehydrated fruits and peel, their soaking liquid and the apple. Spoon into the prepared basin, pressing it down firmly with the back of the spoon. Cover with a sheet of baking parchment, then a sheet of foil, and secure with kitchen string.
• Put an upturned plate in the base of a large pan and sit the pudding on top, then fill the pan with water until it comes halfway up the side of the basin. Alternatively, put the pudding in the top of a lidded steamer and cover. Steam for 2 hrs 30 mins, ensuring the water doesn't run dry. Remove the pudding from the pan and leave to cool completely.
• Uncover the cooled pudding and wrap in a clean sheet of foil. Will keep in a cool, dry place for up to two weeks, or the freezer for up to three months. See tip, below, for reheating it on the day.