Best-Ever Vanilla Pudding
Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
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2 tablespoon cornstarch
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3 cup half-and-half, light cream, or whole milk
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4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
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1 tablespoon butter
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2 teaspoon vanilla or vanilla bean paste
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¼ teaspoon sea salt
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Miniature heart-shaped sprinkles (optional)
Directions
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In a medium heavy saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch. Add half-and-half. Cook and gently stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir 1 cup of the half-and-half mixture into egg yolks.
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Slowly whisk egg yolk mixture back into half-and-half mixture in saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla, and sea salt. Pour pudding into 6 individual serving bowls. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Let stand 45 minutes; serve warm or chill up to 24 hours before serving.
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Top pudding with heart shaped candies before serving, if desired.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 355 | Calories |
| 19g | Fat |
| 42g | Carbs |
| 5g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
| Calories 355 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 19g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol 173mg | 58% |
| Sodium 164mg | 7% |
| Total Carbohydrate 42g | 15% |
| Total Sugars 34g | |
| Protein 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin C 1.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium 143mg | 11% |
| Iron 0.4mg | 2% |
| Potassium 173mg | 4% |
| Folate, total 20.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.6mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.1mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.