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Chai Spiced Pudding

April 8, 2011 by Alea Milham 5 Comments

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This evening I had a wild idea to make Chai Spiced Pudding, the only problem was that until tonight I had only made two types of pudding: chocolate and chocolate.  I was a little leery of just removing the chocolate from my recipes because I wasn’t sure how much the cocoa or chocolate chips affected the thickening process. So I turned to Bittman’s How to Cook Everything and was delighted with his Vanilla Pudding recipe. I liked it because it had the same base as my chocolate pudding recipes: milk, sugar, and cornstarch. And his method was similar to mine, so the recipe seemed as if it was intended for me to try out my idea.

Chai Spiced Pudding
 
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Prep time
2 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
12 mins
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups whole milk
  • 3 chai spice black tea bags
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • .
  • Pour the pudding into a 1 quart dish or 4 – 6 small bowls. Put plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding to prevent the formation of a “skin”. Refrigerate until chilled.
Directions
  1. Put 2 cups of whole milk in a medium sauce pan. Add tea bags and cook over medium-low heat until the milk just begins to steam.
  2. Remove the tea bags and squeeze out the excess liquid into the milk. Stir in the sugar.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch with remaining milk. Use a fork or whisk to thoroughly blend the cornstarch into the milk, ensuring there are no lumps. Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the milk.
  4. Cook, stirring regularly, until the mixture thickens and just starts to boil. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring, another 5 minutes.
  5. Pour the pudding into a 1 quart dish or 4 – 6 small bowls. Put plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding to prevent the formation of a “skin”. Refrigerate until chilled.
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Once the pudding is chilled, you can add whipped cream if you like. I use this Vanilla Whipped Cream recipe.

I put my whipped cream in a frosting decorator press to dispense it:
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Everyone in my family loved this pudding. My daughter even went so far as to request it for her birthday in place of cake. Now that I have a great base recipe, I am going to have lots of fun experimenting with other flavors!

This post is also linked to Foodie Friday, Friday Potluck, and Feed Me, Tweet Me, Follow Me Home.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Jenna says

    December 9, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    I love the thought of anything Chai, but never though of trying a pudding. I’m going to be trying this one ASAP.

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  2. Wit,wok and wisdom says

    April 10, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Hi Alea,
    Found you at Hearth and Soul hop and was amused by your pudding recipe!Well.this is such an innovative idea – I love the flavor of tea a lot – so this is something that I gotta try sometime soon:)

    Do drop in sometime at my place.I have an event revolving around bread currently going at my blog – would love to see you there!

    Cheers,
    Wit,wok&wisdom

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  3. Ubermom says

    April 9, 2011 at 12:28 am

    Okay, I LOVE chai and so this looks awesome to me. Need to make it…By the way, I am over from the Feed Me bloghop!

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  4. Swathi says

    April 8, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    This spiced pudding looks delicious. Love chai spice.

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  5. April @ The 21st Century Housewife says

    April 8, 2011 at 8:37 am

    I love the sound of this – what a great base recipe to work from! Chai spice is such a lovely flavour to start with too. And I like the vanilla whipped cream – what a great idea – vanilla tastes good with so many things.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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