Red Velvet Pudding

Homemade Red Velvet Pudding is a rich, Amish-inspired custard. It’s is perfect for Valentine’s Day, holidays, or any day you crave something special.

This recipe is sweet twist on a classic dessert! Our homemade Red Velvet Pudding is far from your standard boxed pudding mix. It offers a rich and smooth texture that’s ideal for any dessert lover looking for a new favorite. 

Red Velvet Pudding Ingredients

This recipe is split into two parts. Fir you’ll make the basic homemade pudding mix. Then you’ll use that mix to make the pudding. 

Homemade Pudding Mix Ingredients: 

This basic pudding mix is made up of cornstarch, flour, sugar and salt. Simply whisk those 4 ingredients together. You won’t need all of this powdered mix for this recipe, but store it in an airtight container at room temperature for several months to make more in the future. Don’t want to much on hand? Halve the recipe.

Pudding Ingredients:

• Whole milk. Use lower fat if you’d like but the whole milk makes the creamiest pudding.
• Unsweetened cocoa powder.
• Sugar.
• Eggs.
• Butter. The richness of the butter is necessary for the perfect balance of sweetness.
• LorAnn red velvet bakery emulsion. This isn’t just food coloring, it’s the red velvet flavor and is what makes this recipe special. If you’re into red velvet desserts, this is an ingredient you need to keep on hand. It has just a hint of cocoa.
• Vanilla extract. I used our homemade bourbon vanilla and it was amazing in this recipe.

✨ See the recipe card for the full list of ingredients. ✨

How to Make Red Velvet Pudding

Start by preparing the Basic Pudding Mix: Combine cornstarch, flour, sugar, and salt. Store in an airtight container. You’ll need ¾ cup for this recipe.

• Heat the Milk: In a medium saucepan, warm 2 ½ cups of milk over low heat until steaming, not boiling.
• Mix Ingredients: In another medium bowl, whisk the remaining milk, pudding mix, cocoa powder, sugar, and eggs.
• Combine and Cook: Stir the cocoa mixture into the hot milk. Add butter and red velvet flavoring. Increase to medium heat, stirring to avoid burning.
• Thicken the Pudding: Cook until the mixture thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract; it will continue to thicken as it cools.

Red Velvet Pudding

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Homemade Red Velvet Pudding is a rich, Amish-inspired custard. It's is perfect for Valentine's Day, holidays, or any day you crave something special.

Servings 8 servings

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

 

Basic Pudding Mix:

• 1/2 cup cornstarch 64 grams
• 1 cup all-purpose flour 130 grams
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 300 grams
• 1 teaspoon salt 4 grams

Red Velvet Pudding:

• 3 cups whole milk 24 ounces
• 3/4 cup Basic Pudding Mix (recipe above), 123 grams
• 5 tablespoons cocoa powder 26 grams
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 grams
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoon salted butter 34 grams
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 8 grams
• 3 teaspoons LorAnn red velvet bakery emulsion 12 grams

Instructions

 

• For the Basic Pudding Mix, combine the corn starch, flour, sugar and salt. Mix well and store in an air tight container. Set aside.
• Pour 2 ½ cups of milk in a medium saucepan. Turn the heat on the stove to low. Allow the milk to get steaming and hot, but not boiling.
• While the milk is heating, take another bowl and mix together the other half cup of milk with the pudding mix, cocoa powder, sugar and eggs.
• Once the milk is hot, add the cocoa mixture to the hot milk and stir. Then add in the butter and red velvet flavoring. Turn the heat up just a bit to medium or medium-low. Stir constantly because the mixture could easily burn.
• Cook and stir until the pudding mixture starts to thicken, about 8 minutes, depending on the thickness you'd like. When the pudding is at a thick consistency, turn off the heat and remove the pan from the burner. Mix in the vanilla extract. It will thicken a bit more as it sits. Cool the pudding completely and store in the refrigerator.

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Notes

• Serve the pudding warm or cold.
• Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
• The calories shown are based on the recipe serving 8, with 1 serving being ⅛ of the pudding. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

Nutrition

Serving: 181g | Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 381mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 303IU | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 1mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Calories 371

Keyword red velvet dessert, valentine’s day dessert

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Basic Pudding Mix recipe taken from Amish Cooking.