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Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Last Updated: October 28, 2020 By Linnie 14 Comments

 
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Vegan Chocolate Pudding recipe made healthy with just 5 easy ingredients! In no-time you’ll have this perfectly creamy, chocolaty, lower-sugar dessert topped with fresh whipped cream.

(Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan)

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Low-Sugar - Veggiebalance.com

CHOCOLATE! Oh, chocolate in all its glory. Creamy, decadent and oh my word, it’s actually healthier? Woah. It’s going to be a good day.

This Vegan Chocolate Pudding is divine on so many levels.

I personally topped it with fresh whipped cream or you could use coconut whipped cream for 100% vegan and dairy-free friendliness.

Sprinkled with extra cocoa powder for extra chocolate heaven, this vegan chocolate pudding will be gone before you know it.

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Low-Sugar - Veggiebalance.com

This recipe is a spinoff from the dark chocolate cinnamon muddy buddies. As I was making that recipe and spooning gobs of the chocolate mixture into my mouth, I began to think:

“Oh my word, it tastes like chocolate pudding, and really delicious pudding. WHY HAVEN’T I HAD PUDDING IN FOREVER!? Oh yeah, because the boxed pudding grosses me out, not to mention is grossly high in sugar.”

Add extra cocoa powder to enhance the rich chocolate flavor and we are in business!

Lower Sugar Vegan Pudding Option:

  • You also can sub for a even lower-sugar option by adding only 1/2 cup chocolate chips and an extra Tablespoon of cocoa powder.

Not so Vegan Pudding Option:

  • This can easily be made with any milk or dairy-free milk variety you have on hand.

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Low-Sugar - Veggiebalance.com

It really doesn’t get any easier than this, guys. Take those 4 easy ingredients you probably already have on hand and go make yourself a creamy and chocolaty batch of this delicious vegan chocolate pudding.

Cooking Tips for our Vegan Chocolate Pudding

  • DO NOT stop stirring while pouring in the cornstarch mixture. If you pour too quickly and/or whisk too slowly, you will end up with cornstarch pieces in the pudding.
  • You can add some honey to the dish while melting the chocolate for extra sweetness. I personally prefer the recipe below or even with the lower-sugar option mentioned above.
  • If it’s not thickening just continue to keep cooking it until it thickens. Be patient. 🙂

Countless times I’ve made this at 10 o’clock at night because I had a chocolate craving and this is just too easy to make!

Now go! Dive into a bowl of this delicious and healthier chocolate pudding.

(OH! And if you want some fresh homemade whipped cream to top these off, Don’t forget to check out our recent fresh whipped cream recipe! Its to dieeeeeee for)

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Low-Sugar - Veggiebalance.com

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Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe

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Vegan Chocolate Pudding recipe made healthy with just 4 easy ingredients! In no-time you'll have this perfectly creamy, chocolaty, lower-sugar dessert topped with fresh whipped cream. {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan}
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Yield: 6

Prep Time:5 min

Cook Time:10 min

Total Time:15 min

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 1/4 cups almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

  • 1. In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and 1/4 cup almond milk.
  • 2. Add the remaining 2 cups of milk to a small pot and cook over medium low heat.
  • 3. Whisk in cocoa powder, vanilla extract.
  • 4. Slowly whisk in small bowl of cornstarch slurry. DO NOT STOP WHISKING. If you pour too quickly or whisk too slowly there will be cornstarch chunks.
  • 5. Fold in chocolate chip and stir until melted. Continue to cook until pudding begins to thicken.
  • 6. Pour hot pudding into small bowls and chill 1-2 hours before serving.

Author: Linnie

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Nutrition Information:

Serving size: 1
Calories: 215
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 12.6g , Saturated Fat: 8.1g , Trans Fat: 0g , Sodium: 51mg , Total Carb: 29.8g , Dietary Fiber: 3.2g , Total Sugars: 17.3g , Protein: .4g
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  1. Alida Alicea says

    September 4, 2016 at 5:51 pm

    Chocolate pudding sonnds yummy. What can i use to substitute corn starch? Can i use coconut milk instead of almond?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 5, 2016 at 6:43 pm

      You can most definitely use coconut milk instead of almond milk. A good substitute for the cornstarch could be tapioca starch also.

      Reply
  2. Marina @ A Dancer's Live-It says

    September 4, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    YUMMM this looks so awesome. I love homemade pudding recipes because they only require a few ingredients, and I can pronounce ALL of these! My favorite! 😉

    Reply
  3. Katie | Katie's Time Travelling Kitchen says

    September 5, 2016 at 6:38 am

    This looks amazing! So decadent and chocolatey! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    September 8, 2016 at 5:13 am

    Fantastic comfort food! Yes please!

    Reply
  5. Sunshine says

    January 29, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    I made this last night and followed the recipe, exact. It’s not thick like pudding; what did I do wrong!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 30, 2017 at 10:33 am

      Did you allow the pudding to cook long enough after stirring in the cornstarch slurry? It takes some time stirring on heat for the starch to thicken. If the heat is not high enough the time it takes to thicken will take even longer. It’s the only thing I can think of that might of caused this problem if you followed the recipe ingredients. I make this ALL the time still from this day. Hope this helps! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sunshine says

    February 3, 2017 at 6:42 am

    Thank you Lindsay for taking the time to lend me an additional tip. I will certainly give this another try and let it cook longer. It is delicious (my son and I still ate it) 🤗 so it must have been something I did. Thanks again!

    Reply
  7. Fred says

    February 15, 2018 at 3:49 pm

    Just curious, but if this is a Vegan (and Healthy) recipe, why not specify the use of Non-Dairy chocolate chips ?? If you’re promoting regular chocolate chips, they’ll have milk in them.

    Also, why not promote Unsweetened Almond milk, instead of the full fat kind ?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      February 20, 2018 at 10:27 am

      I’m not sure what recipe you are reading Fred but we are recommending non-dairy chocolate chips right in the recipe card. Click that and it goes to our favorite non-dairy chocolate chips. We also do say to use almond milk. Soooooo yeah not really sure what the heck you are seeing. Cheers.

      Reply
  8. Stacey says

    April 7, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    Your recipe says nothing about letting it cook u till think…I didn’t understand why mine did not thicken in the fridge until I read the comments. So I definitely think you should say to let it cook until think. Otherwise very good.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 2, 2018 at 6:16 am

      Thank you for your input. Glad you enjoyed it otherwise! :))

      Reply
  9. Rory says

    May 10, 2018 at 10:23 am

    Can you use arrowroot instead of corn starch? So looking forward to making this and I try and use arrowroot as a replacement for corn starch whenever I can!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 2, 2018 at 6:12 am

      YES. Arrowroot can definitely work as a substitute!

      Reply

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