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Japanese Milk Pudding

This popular Japanese snack can be made at home with just 4 ingredients. It tastes like ice cream in pudding form.
Servings: 5 (4 oz) servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 500 ml whole milk
  • 50 ml heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp granulated white sugar
  • 2.5 tsp unflavored gelatin powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla, (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Add milk, cream, sugar, vanilla to a large pot. Sprinkle gelatin over top. Stir with a whisk until gelatin is almost dissolved.
  • Warm pudding mixture over low heat on the stove. You do not want it to simmer or come to a boil. While the mixture is heating up, continue to stir with whisk until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved. This should only take 1-2 minutes once the mixture begins to heat up. Once dissolved, remove from heat.
  • Pour pudding into small bowls/jars or similar containers. You should have about 20 oz of pudding mixture. I divided mine into 4 oz servings.
  • Place pudding containers into fridge to set. This will take about 4-6 hours. Once set, they can be eaten as is. You can also decorate the tops with fruit or syrup before eating. I recommend taking them out of the fridge 15-20 minutes before eating, which will yield a softer pudding. It can be eaten straight out of the fridge but the texture will be more firm.

Notes

  • Slightly adapted from Peachy Bunny Mel.
  • I used Knox gelatin.*
  • When the puddings solidifies, the surface may be slightly wrinkly. This is normal. You can cover it up with fruits or syrup if you are serving this to guests.
  • This recipe works best with whole milk to achieve the right level of creaminess.
  • Make sure you do not let the pudding mixture come to a boil when heating it up.
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Serving: 1(4 oz) pudding, Calories: 128kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Sodium: 47mg, Sugar: 12g, NET CARBS: 12
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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