Vanilla Pudding

If there's one comfort food I enjoy, especially during the winter, it's warm vanilla pudding. For a while, I've been looking around for a homemade version, and I think I finally found my keeper!

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Vanilla Pudding

1/4 + 1/8 C sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons (I just guestimated the 1/2) cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt (I used less than 1/4 tsp)
2 C milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. butter
cinnamon, if desired

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir to mix well.

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Add 1 C of milk, and whisk to combine the dry ingredients with the milk. When combined, add the remaining 1 C milk and stir to combine.

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Set pan on a burner set to medium heat. Stir constantly while heating, until desired thickness is reached. Do not allow pudding to boil. A good "check" on thickness is checking to see if the pudding will coat the back of a metal spoon.

When consistency is reached, remove pan from heat. While pudding is still warm, add butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Pour into serving dishes or a large bowl; cover and chill before serving. Makes 5 servings.

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I enjoy cooling the pudding for just a little while, and then sprinkling cinnamon over the top of the pudding... the pudding is still a bit warm and it tastes like rice pudding without the rice! You can also add cooked brown rice to the final pudding product, as well as raisins for a more authentic rice pudding. Now... I just need to figure out how to turn this recipe into chocolate! Any suggestions?

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