Mexican Vanilla Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until bubbles form at edges. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Pour into hot milk, a little at a time, stirring to dissolve. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into serving dishes. Chill before serving.

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• 1. Note: I used a teflon sauce pan to prepare this recipe. In a heavy medium nonreactive saucepan, mix the sugar with the arrowroot and salt. Whisk together the milk and eggs then stir into the sugar mixture until incorporated.
• 2. Heat until hot but *not* boiling over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, and cook until thickened, about 6 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat if necessary.
• 3. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla paste/extract (and the tequila or rum, if using.) Transfer to a bowl.
• 4. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming on top. Refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. Note: this pudding will have a creamy soft consistency and won't set up as firmly as its commercial counterpart (boxed instant pudding).
• 5. Spoon into small dessert bowls and serve cold. Garnish with the sliced almonds and freshly grated nutmeg.

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Gradually stir at least half of the hot mixture into egg yolks, then stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour pudding into dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, corn starch and salt. Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add vanilla and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour into individual molds rinsed with cold water; chill until firm and unmold.

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt into a saucepan. Gradully stir in milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 1 minute, sitrring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Chill.

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy medium nonreactive saucepan, mix 1/2 cup of the sugar with the cornstarch and salt. Stir in the egg yolks until blended, and gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly, and cook until thickened, about 6 to 8 minutes. 2. Remove from the heat and stir in the sherry and the vanilla. Transfer to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming on top. Refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. (Natillas will have a creamy soft consistency.) Spoon into small dessert bowls and serve cold. Garnish, if desired. Pudding keeps, covered and refrigerated, up to 3 days.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.