Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding Recipe – How to make an easy dark and decadent dairy free, gluten free and vegan friendly plant-based dessert – with the YouTube video tutorial.

Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding

This oat milk chocolate pudding recipe makes a creamy dessert that can be enjoyed as a warming dessert on chilly winter nights, or refrigerated and then enjoyed as a chilled custard like sweet treat.

The recipe is adapted from a New York Times Cooking pudding recipe, I’ve omitted a couple of ingredients and significantly reduced the sugar content. We prefer our desserts dark and indulgent rather than overly sweet.

If you’re a chocolate lover, like me, then this healthy dessert is perfect for special occasions or simply when you’re craving an extra special sweet treat.

Pudding Ingredients

Here are the simple ingredients that you’ll need for the healthy chocolate oat pudding recipe:

Cocoa Powder – you can use unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder in the dessert for an intense chocolate flavor.

Sugar – you can use caster sugar, cane sugar, brown sugar, stevia, honey or maple syrup, just depends on what you usually enjoy in your diet. You can also use as little or as much as you like, depending on how sweet you usually like your sweet treats to be.

Salt – a pinch of fine sea salt enhances the sweetness and flavors of the pudding.

Cornstarch –  corn starch or corn flour is used to help create a thick pudding texture, while keeping the dessert gluten free.

Oat Milk – using oat milk in dairy free recipes creates a velvety texture, more so than other nondairy milk options, in my experience. Ideally use unsweetened oat milk, so that you can sweeten the dessert to your own personal tastes.

You can of course swap or include 50/50 of another plant-based milk such as almond milk, soy milk or canned coconut milk for a rich and creamy texture. 

Chocolate – you can use chocolate chips, chocolate bars, bittersweet bar chocolate or any other chocolate you like. I went for dark chocolate chips for a dark, decadent dessert.

You’ll find that the higher percent cacao volume in chocolate results in less added sugars and less likelihood that regular milk will be added. 

If you have a dairy allergy, or serving to someone who does, and you’re wanting the recipe to be completely a dairy free, vegan pudding just make sure that the chocolate you use is completely free from dairy.

Flavor –  you can flavor the dairy-free chocolate pudding by adding in a half a teaspoon vanilla extract, peppermint extract or even orange or lemon extract.

This healthy chocolate pudding recipe is perfect to satisfy those nighttime chocolate cravings. Infused with bittersweet chocolate, I just can’t get enough of this almost instant pudding delight.

Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding Recipe

• 1/4 to 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 2-3 Tablespoons Sugar
• Pinch of Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch or Cornflour
• 2 Cups Oat Milk or Dairy Free Milk
• 100g/3.5 ounces of Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate Bar

1. Place the cocoa powder, sugar, salt and cornstarch or cornflour into a medium saucepan and, using a silicone spatula, wooden spoon or metal spoon, stir to combine.
2. Slowly pour over the oat milk, stirring as you pour to incorporate the milk into the dry ingredients.
3. Move the saucepan to the stove top over medium-low heat, slowly heat and bring up to boil, while stirring or whisking continuously so that nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
4. Remove from the heat once the pudding has thickened and coats the back of the spoon.
5. Add the chocolate and stir until fully melted and incorporated in the pudding.
6. Enjoy the oat milk pudding immediately while warm or allow to cool completely to room temperature, pour into a serving bowl or individual cups, then enjoy thickened and chilled from the fridge, served as is or topped with dairy free whipped cream and fresh berries. 

Dessert Recipe Video Tutorial

Here’s the video where you can watch the homemade chocolate pudding being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.

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Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding Recipe

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Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding Recipe – How to make an easy dark and decadent dairy free, gluten free and vegan friendly dessert – with the video tutorial.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 to 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 2-3 Tablespoons Sugar
• Pinch of Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch or Cornflour
• 2 Cups Oat Milk or Dairy Free Milk
• 100g/3.5 ounces of Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate Bar

Instructions

1. Place the cocoa powder, sugar, salt and cornstarch or cornflour into a medium saucepan and, using a silicone spatula, wooden spoon or metal spoon, stir to combine.
2. Slowly pour over the oat milk, stirring as you pour to incorporate the milk into the dry ingredients.
3. Move the saucepan to the stove top over medium-low heat, slowly heat and bring up to boil, while stirring or whisking continuously so that nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
4. Remove from the heat once the pudding has thickened and coats the back of the spoon.
5. Add the chocolate and stir until fully melted and incorporated in the pudding.
6. Enjoy the oat milk pudding immediately while warm or allow to cool completely to room temperature, pour into a serving bowl or individual cups, then enjoy thickened and chilled from the fridge, served as is or topped with dairy free whipped cream and fresh berries. 

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 123

Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.

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