Homemade Pudding

I recently had a hankerin' for something sweet.

My sweet tooth tends to be something that causes a quandary for me. I struggle with severe hypoglycemia and as I get older, even simple carbohydrates and fruit bother me.

I really try to watch sugar intake and since I definitely try to stay clear of artificial sweeteners. When I use sugar, I use raw cane sugar. Stevia is my substitution of choice. For pancakes and waffles, I use Agave Nectar (sparingly).

Needless to say, I don't buy box mixes anymore and searching through recipes can be frustrating. I miss convenient things such as jello and pudding. I have yet to try my own gelatin but pudding isn't really that hard. I posted this picture on Instagram and had someone ask for the recipe. 

In order to make homemade pudding, you need a saucepan and these ingredients:

• Milk
• Cocoa
• Sugar or Stevia
• Eggs
• Vanilla

The size of your saucepan and the amount of ingredients depends on how many servings you want to make.
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When I posted that picture, I only made one serving for myself.

For one serving it would be about (I don't measure things.):

• 1 Cup Milk
• 2 Tablespoons Cocoa
• 1/4 Cup Sugar (or omit and add stevia later)

Cook in saucepan over a medium heat until it comes to a rolling boil.
While that is heating (which seems to take forever), thoroughly beat:

• 1 Large Egg (a double yoke would be perfect)

Very slowly whisk the hot milk mixture into the egg.
Poor back into the saucepan and heat until about the desired thickness, then turn off heat and add:

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• Stevia (If you omitted the sugar.)

For five of us, I think we used 5 or 6 cups of milk and 6 or 8 eggs with a cup of sugar and about a cup of cocoa. (Like I said, I don't measure.) I probably spilled the vanilla into it as usual.

The old Betty Crocker recipe I took this from originally called for cornstarch. I've done it both ways and just don't fell like it made that much difference. We have a few in our home who are allergic to corn, so I try to minimize it's use.

​In my personal cup of pudding, I also omitted the sugar and added one package of stevia with the vanilla instead, as noted.

If your sweet-tooth is being extra pesky, the Paleo Danish Cookies would be very yummy with this pudding. (Great, now I'm hungry!)

What is your sweet-tooth craving lately? With all the holiday treats floating around, surely I'm not the only one.