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Vegan Chocolate Pudding

Name: Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 4 to 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (15-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk; 10 ounces dark chocolate (60-70%), finely chopped; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (optional); Optional garnishes: Whipped coconut cream, shaved chocolate, berries or other fresh fruit

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Dessert Gluten-Free Paleo Vegan

Incredibly easy vegan chocolate pudding. Just 2 ingredients: coconut milk and chocolate. Dairy-free and paleo.

Photography Credit: Sabrina Modelle

This rich and velvety vegan chocolate pudding is sure to satisfy even the most serious chocolate craving.

It may look and taste fancy, but this dairy-free dessert contains just two simple ingredients and takes less that 20 minutes to prepare.

The texture of this pudding is dense and rich thanks to full-fat coconut milk and good-quality dark chocolate. Mixed together, these two ingredients set into a creamy, spoonable chocolate pudding.

When shopping for dark chocolate, double check the ingredients to make sure it doesn’t contain milk, whey, or casein. Some fairly common brands to look for are Green & Blacks Organic Dark Chocolate, Alter Eco Dark Chocolate and Newman’s Own Super Dark Chocolate. (Also, if you are Paleo, look for dark chocolate that is sweetened with stevia or honey.)

You can vary the depth of the chocolate flavor by using lighter or darker chocolate. I like something in the 65% cocoa range.

This pudding is a fantastic dessert for dinner parties or any gathering. It is beautiful and simple to make, and you can prepare it a couple of days ahead to make your life easier. I love that it will please everyone at the party equally, from your vegan friends to the paleo folks to people who eat everything.

You could even serve it in shot glasses for an open house or cocktail party!

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Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 4 hours
Yield: 4 to 8 servings

Try steeping whole spices in the hot coconut milk for about 10 minutes, then strain through a sieve before reheating to melt the chocolate. If you’re adding extracts, add them a drop at a time at the same time as the vanilla.

Around the holidays, I often make this pudding with a dash of gingerbread spice or a drop of mint extract.

When shopping for dark chocolate, double check the ingredients to make sure it doesn't contain milk, whey, or casein. Some fairly common brands are Green & Blacks Organic Dark Chocolate, Alter Eco Dark Chocolate and Newman's Own Super Dark Chocolate. (Also, if you are Paleo, look for dark chocolate that is sweetened with stevia or honey.)

Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
10 ounces dark chocolate (60-70%), finely chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (optional)
Optional garnishes: Whipped coconut cream, shaved chocolate, berries or other fresh fruit

Method

1 Warm the coconut milk: Shake the can of coconut milk vigorously before opening, then pour into a small saucepan. Heat the coconut milk to a simmer over medium heat. Stir often to avoid scorching. Warm for a couple of minutes, until the liquid almost comes to a boil. Immediately remove from heat.

2 Add the chocolate: Add a third of the chopped chocolate to the hot coconut milk. Stir gently until the chocolate has completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Repeat with the remaining chocolate in two separate additions. Stir in the vanilla extract, if using.

3 Pour the pudding into jars, glasses, or ramekins. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

4 To serve: Remove from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving. Top with garnishes of your choice or just serve with a spoon.

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Sabrina Modelle

Sabrina Modelle started The Tomato Tart in 2010. Since then, recipes and photographs have been featured in media outlets, worldwide. The site features handmade, homemade, food that happens to be gluten free. When she’s not working, Sabrina can be found with her nose in a cookbook and a dog in her lap.

34 Comments / Reviews

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Cathy

Amazing!
I have made this a few times. Today i topped it with a thin layer of raspberry microwaved jam from this website.
Perfectly delicious

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- December 31, 2020
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Coco

Is there any substitute for coconut milk? Like a thick almond milk or almond cream? I don’t care for coconut!
- December 17, 2020
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- Sara Bir
  
  Hi Coco, the coconut milk helps the pudding set up, so I’d look for a different recipe. Try this one from our friend Tess Masters, made with pureed avocado. You can’t taste the avocado at all, I swear! It’s great!
  - December 17, 2020
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Pauline Swann

Looks good can you make it the day before
- September 3, 2020
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- Sara Bir
  
  Hi Pauline, I’ve not tried making this recipe ahead of time, but I have with similar ones, and it’s worked well for me.
  - September 3, 2020
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Girija

Was perfect!
Making it again today.

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- August 24, 2020
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Phil

It was great but much too thick

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- June 18, 2020
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Jess

I’ve made these a few times now and am pleased to discover they work great with pat or soy milk as well! I used my latest batch as cheesecake topping

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- June 10, 2020
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- M
  
  Pat?
  - December 19, 2020
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  - Sara Bir
    
    I bet it’s a typo for oat milk!
    December 19, 2020
    
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Patty

I was looking for your recipe because i discovered this pudding by accident. Yesterday i made cocoa using Mexican Chocolate and a can of coconut milk. I only drank some and put the rest in a mason jar in the fridge. Late last night i went to take a sip of the cold cocoa and it was now a delicious pudding. So I-know your recipe works and is delicious.
- April 25, 2020
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Carolyn

Have you used chocolate coconut milk to make pudding?
- March 26, 2020
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- Sara Bir
  
  Hi Carolyn,
  
  You could do that, but it would be a different pudding. This recipe calls for canned coconut milk, which is less sweet and much, much richer than a carton of milk intended for drinking. That is what you are referring to, isn’t it? Perhaps you can adapt this recipe instead. Good luck!
  - March 27, 2020
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caroline davidson

Do these freeze? Thanks
- March 20, 2020
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- Sara Bir
  
  Hi Caroline,
  
  I’ve not tried it, but it seems like they’d hold up to freezing. If you do freeze some, we’d love to hear how it goes! Thanks for cooking with us.
  - March 23, 2020
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James

I’d been buying Pudology for a delicious vegan treat and decided I’d like to replicate it, this pudding came out perfect first time and the recipe should be pretty versatile. Loved it!

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JillB

Very nice and so easy! Would be interested in how to make these a little less firm. Ideas?
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- Sabrina Modelle
  
  Hi Jill,
  One way to make them less firm could be to use more liquid, but I’m not sure the ratio on that. They do also get a bit less firm if they’re not ice cold out of the fridge. I’m also thinking you could try folding in some whipped coconut creme before refrigerating, but again, not sure if that would work. If you do find a solution, I’d love love love to hear about it.
  Thank you- Sabrina (recipe author)
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  - JillB
    
    I tried it again with about half the amount of chocolate and although the consistency is about right (and it has not affected the flavour); this time was a bit gritty, but this could be due to not adding the chocolate as gradually as I did first time around. I will keep persevering!
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  - JillB
    
    I’ve tried it again but made sure my chocolate drops were chopped (didn’t do this 2nd time) and also made sure the coconut milk was hot enough and just kept stirring until it was all dissolved. I’m not sure if it’s the type of chocolate that I use (55%) but 145g seems to be the right quantity with a can of coconut milk (425 ml) and this recipe makes 4-5 portions.
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Maria Lane

I made this delicious dessert and decided to melt the chocolate over a pan of hot water and added the warmed coconut milk and vanilla extract to it. Perfect.

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Diana

This seems more like a ganache than a pudding, does it have the jiggly-ness like regular pudding?
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- Emma Christensen
  
  No, it’s more like a very thick pudding. Not quite jiggly. Not quite ganache either. Definitely soft and spoonable.
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Cathy Redondo

Everyone loved the rich flavor….I found the texture to be a bit gritty – perhaps because I rushed adding the chocolate? I did it in one big batch instead of adding it gradually. I’ll definitely try another batch.
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- Sabrina Modelle
  
  Hi Cathy,
  Thanks for letting us know. There are a couple of things that could have happened.
  1. The coconut milk was not completely emulsified (the fat and milk separate)
  2.The chocolate was not completely melted
  3. The liquid was too hot and the chocolate seized upon contact.
  If you want to ensure that it’s completely smooth, you can pass it through a sieve before chilling.
  Hope you try it again.
  Thanks
  Sabrina
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Joan Mettcalf

Isn’t 10 oz. Of chocolate a lot???
Joan
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- Emma Christensen
  
  Not really! At least not for this recipe. It’s roughly two normal-sized bars of chocolate (for reference, a Hershey’s bar is 4.4 oz, I believe)
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Christine Serrentino

Looks great but the only organic full fat coconut milk I’ve used is unsweetened. It has only a very mild coconut flavor. So, if we use the unsweetened dark chocolate, too, won’t the pudding be a bit bitter?
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- Elise Bauer
  
  Hi Christine, dark chocolate isn’t unsweetened, unless you buy unsweetened chocolate. The chocolate that is being recommended is sweetened.
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- Emma Christensen
  
  Also, the coconut milk you are using is correct. You don’t want a sweetened coconut milk or coconut cream — just plain coconut milk.
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JessB

Awesome-looking pudding. Can’t wait to try it.
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Alida @My Little Italian Kitchen

Lovely! Very nice recipe, simple and delicious. Love the presentation too.
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Kerby Rogers

What kind of jars are those?!? Love them! Definitely going to be trying out this recipe!
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- JessB
  
  They are Weck jars.
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