Celebrate National Vanilla Pudding Day! (MariaJohnson)

Celebrated on 22 May, National Vanilla Pudding Day is on the way. So, what comes in your mind after reading "Vanilla pudding"? Yummy, delicious desserts that can make anyone drool over. Vanilla is the most common flavor of ice creams, cakes, custards, tarts, or other desserts and thus it is consider as "default" flavor. National Vanilla Pudding Day celebrates this basic flavor loved by all and beauty of simplicity. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron, as growing vanilla seed pods is labor-intensive, but in-spite of being expensive, it is highly valued and extensively for its delicate aromatic flavor.

History of Vanilla pudding dates back to 19th century and since then craze for this dish is elevating. Despite its many variations; this classic desert is generally prepared by shimmering together sugar, milk, butter, salt, corn starch and vanilla essence. There is so much we can do with it, and opportunities to create variations with vanilla pudding are never ending. Everyone loves to raise a spoon for this tantalizing dish whether it is served off the stove or in frozen form during summer mornings or nights.

Well, it's good to be Vanilla on this day and celebrate this day with full enthusiasm. If "How do I make pudding?" is the question hitting your head, then you need not have a degree from an academy to prepare a finger-licking pudding; it is as simple as you wish it to be. So let's catch up with few simple vanilla pudding recipes:

1.) Eggless Vanilla Pudding

Ingredients:
2 cups milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon butter
Recipe:
Heat milk in medium saucepan over medium flame till bubbles form at edges. Take sugar, cornstarch, salt and little cold milk (approx 2 tbsp) in a bowl and mix well. Pour this mixture into hot milk with continuous stirring, so lumps don't form. Continue stirring and cooking until mixture thickens well. Do not boil. Now stir in vanilla extract and butter. Pour into serving dishes and chill it before you serve. Garnish with your favorite toppings like chocolate shavings, M&M candies, fruits, or more and serve.

2.) Chocolate - Vanilla Pudding

Ingredients:
1 cup finely chopped pecans, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup butter (melted), 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, 1 container (16 ounce) frozen whipped topping (thawed and divided), 3 cups milk, 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix, 2 (1.45 ounce) bars milk chocolate with crispy rice, crumbled

Recipe:
Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius. Combine flour, pecans and butter in a medium bowl. Put the mixture in medium sauce pan and bake it for 25 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool. Beat together cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until it gets smooth. Fold in half of whipped topping and spread it over the cooled crust. In a large bowl combine milk and both vanilla and chocolate pudding mix. Beat until thick. Pour the mixture over cream cheese layer. Top it with remaining whipped toppings and sprinkle crushed chocolate bars over it. Your fantastic treat is ready!!!

3.) Mango & Vanilla Custard Verrines

Ingredients:
1 cup Milk, 1 tbsp Vanilla Custard powder (or substitute with 1 tbsp corflour and 1 tsp vanilla essence), 3 tsp Sugar (Adjust sweetness according to your taste), 1/2 cup Thick undiluted mango pulp, 1 tbsp chopped Cherries for garnishing (optional)
Recipe:
Mix custard powder in 1/4 cup milk and keep aside. Heat left over milk with sugar till it boil's and add custard powder milk mixture to it. Stir continuously until it thickens and see no lumps are formed. When the mixture starts bubbling and looks thickened, allow it to cool down. To assemble the verrines in a glass add a tbsp of prepared vanilla custard alternating it with a tbsp of mango pulp till it reaches the brim. Garnish it with chopped cherries on top, refrigerate an hr at-least and serve chilled.

On this day make after meal time more interesting and mouthwatering by serving homemade dessert with pudding. Get ready to indulge in tasty Vanilla puddings by preparing them in your kitchen with help of above recipes. Make use of Food Network Store coupons or iGourmet.com discount codes to find more recipes, cookbooks, or you can even ready to serve meals and desserts from these stores. Skip your diet plans and enjoy your favorite desserts on this day. Have a Happy National Vanilla Pudding Day!!!

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