Best The Dessert Bibles Vanilla Pudding Recipes

HOMEMADE VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup of the milk with the cornstarch. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the remaining milk, salt, and sugar. Allow the mixture to heat over medium heat until it is steaming; do not let it boil.
• While the milk heats, whisk the egg yolks in a separate small bowl. Once the milk is steaming, slowly stream ½ cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Slowly add the egg yolk mixture back to the pot, followed by the cornstarch mixture. Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to simmer and has thickened.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla.
• Pour into individual serving dishes. Top each with a layer of plastic wrap touching the top of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming and serve warm or allow to chill for several hours before serving.

VANILLA PUDDING DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes; fold in condensed milk. Set aside 1 tablespoon whipped topping and 2 tablespoons wafer crumbs. Fold remaining whipped topping into pudding. , In a 3-qt. serving bowl, layer a third of the strawberries, wafer crumbs and pudding mixture. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with reserved wafer crumbs; top with reserved whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving.

THE DESSERT BIBLE'S VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan.
• Whisk in about 1/3 cup of the half-and-half, until smooth.
• Whisk in the remaining half-and-half until well combined.
• Cook over medium heat, stirrying constantly and gently until thickened (about 5 minutes, but the time will vary).
• Reduce heat to low and continue to heat, stirring gently until the mixture reaches a simmer.
• Cook one minute more over low heat, not stirring, then remove from heat.
• Fold in vanilla and pour pudding into 4 serving dishes.
• The book doesn't say, but I presume that you could serve this either warm or chilled.

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.