Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, best old-fashioned chocolate pudding. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Best Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Best Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have best old-fashioned chocolate pudding using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Best Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding:
- Prepare 1/2 C sugar
- Get 1/4 C cornstarch
- Take 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder (don't worry about leveling but not super heaping)
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 2 3/4 C milk (whole is best but you can also use 2%)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons room temperature butter (not margarine)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions to make Best Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding:
- In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, salt, cornstarch and cocoa powder
- Whisk in the milk…the cornstarch and cocoa powder will float on top of the milk but as you go on they'll be absorbed, so don't worry -but keep the sides of the pan scraped down
- Using medium heat, bring the mixture to a low boil, stirring constantly…this step can take up to 15 minutes
- Keep the mixture bubbling slowly until it thickens enough to coat the back of your stirring spoon
- Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla
- THE PUDDING WILL BE HOT*
- Pour into a sturdy bowl and let rest for 10 minutes before covering with plastic wrap…have the wrap touch the surface of the pudding, this prevents a "skin" from forming
- Refrigerate and enjoy!
Foods That Can Make You Happy
A lot of us believe that comfort foods are terrible for us and that we ought to keep away from them. At times, if your comfort food is made of candy or other junk foods, this can be true. Otherwise, comfort foods can be really nourishing and good for you. A number of foods actually do improve your mood when you eat them. If you feel a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, would you believe, are wonderful for helping you combat depression. You must be sure, however, that what you make includes the yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that matters most in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, specifically the egg yolks, are loaded with B vitamins. B vitamins can genuinely help you raise your mood. This is because they improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that dictate how you feel). Try to eat an egg and feel a lot better!
Make a few trail mix of nuts or seeds. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all great for helping to raise your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have lots of magnesium which boosts your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is called the “feel good” chemical and it tells your brain how you should be feeling day in and day out. The more of this chemical in your brain, the better you’ll feel. Not just that, nuts, specifically, are a great protein source.
Cold water fish are excellent for eating if you are wanting to combat depression. Herring, trout, tuna, wild salmon, and mackerel are all full of omega-3s and DHA. DHA and omega-3s are two things that really help the grey matter in your brain work a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can basically help you overcome depression.
It’s easy to drive away your bad mood when you are eating grains. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all truly excellent for helping increase your happiness levels. They help you feel full as well which can actually help to improve your mood. It’s not difficult to feel depressed when you feel hungry! The reason these grains are so wonderful for your mood is that they are not hard for your stomach to digest. They are easier to digest than other foods which helps raise your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, improves your mood.
Green tea is actually excellent for your mood. You were simply anticipating to read that in this article, weren’t you? Green tea is high in a specific amino acid known as L-theanine. Studies have discovered that this amino acid essentially induces brain waves. This helps improve your mental energy while simultaneously making the rest of your body more relaxed. You already knew green tea could help you feel better. Now you know it can help improve your mood also!
Now you can see that junk food isn’t necessarily what you should eat when you want to help your moods get better. Try a couple of of these hints instead.
