Chocolate Milk Tapioca Pudding as Heard on Jenny McCarthy’s Show

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

August 13, 2015 • 0 comments

Image credit: milklife.com

Instead of buying pre-packaged pudding snacks, you can make your own using fresh chocolate milk. It’s easy to create delicious, affordable and nutritious foods such as pudding at home using milk. Each serving of this creamy, chocolaty pudding contains 1/2 cup milk, providing nine essential nutrients including a good source of calcium and 7 grams of high quality protein. Your loved ones will just know it’s delicious. Made with 5 simple ingredients, you’re getting all of the goodness you want, and none of the stuff you don’t.

To spice things up, you can stir in 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, cinnamon or chili powder, or 2 teaspoons grated orange zest with the vanilla.

Disclosure: I recently worked with the Milk Life campaign, however, was not compensated to create this recipe or post, or to include it in this interview.

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Chocolate Milk Tapioca Pudding

2 3/4 cups low-fat chocolate milk
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon quick-cooking tapioca
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup bittersweet or dark chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine the milk and tapioca in a medium saucepan and let sit for 5 minutes. Add the egg to the saucepan. Cook on medium heat while stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes, until the mixture starts to thicken and continues to bubble while stirring. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Cool 10 minutes and stir. Enjoy warm, or to serve chilled, place plastic wrap directly on the surface of pudding and refrigerate.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Makes 5 servings, 1/2 cup each

Nutrition Facts (per serving): 195 calories, 8 g total fat (4 g saturated fat), 98 mg sodium, 46 mg cholesterol, 27 g total carbohydrate (2 g fiber), 7 g protein, 3% DV iron, 16% DV calcium, 6% DV Vitamin A, 2% DV Vitamin C.

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Chocolate Milk Tapioca Pudding

By Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Published: August 13, 2015

• Yield: 4 1/2 cups (5 (1/2 cup) Servings)
• Prep: 10 mins
• Cook: 10 mins
• Ready In: 20 mins

Each serving of this creamy, chocolaty pudding contains 1/2 cup milk, providing nine essential nutrients including a good source of calcium and 7 grams of high quality protein.

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cup low-fat chocolate milk
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca plus
• 1 teaspoon quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 egg beaten
• 1/3 cup good dark chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Combine the milk and tapioca in a medium saucepan and let sit for 5 minutes. Add the egg to the saucepan. Cook on medium heat while stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes, until the mixture starts to thicken and continues to bubble while stirring. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Cool 10 minutes and stir. Enjoy warm, or to serve chilled, place plastic wrap directly on the surface of pudding and refrigerate.
   

• Cuisine: American
• Course: Dessert
• Skill Level: Easy