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Chocolate Banana Pudding with TruMoo

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Yesterday I made a special treat for you all! I decided to make a banana pudding, but I wanted to make it even better than a traditional banana pudding.

I know what you are thinking: “Banana pudding does not need any improvements, Tiffany!” I hear you. Banana pudding is totally amazing. But CHOCOLATE Banana pudding is even more amazing, promise. I made mine with TruMoo Chocolate Milk. Have you seen it in stores? I’m a big fan, especially since it’s got no artificial growth hormones. Check out TruMoo for more information

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And even though it doesn’t look super duper chocolately in its finished form, the color has been diluted with whipped topping and condensed milk. But there’s also chocolate pudding made with TruMoo chocolate milk, which basically makes it double chocolate pudding. So I’m thinking right about now you’d like to learn the recipe, yes? Ok, let’s do it!

Ingredients

for chocolate pudding

  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups TruMoo chocolate milk
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Other Ingredients:

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 package of vanilla wafers, crushed
  • 4 medium bananas, sliced to desired thinness

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To make the chocolate pudding:

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In a saucepan on medium heat, combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add TruMoo Chocolate milk, roughly 1/2 cup at a time and stir until well combined after each addition.

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Once all the milk is added, bring to a gentle boil (still over medium heat).

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Let the mixture boil gently while constantly stirring for about 2 minutes. Then add the butter and vanilla and remove from the heat. Allow to cool down to room temperature (this will take 20 minutes or so, and goes faster if you give it a stir every few minutes).

Next add the condensed milk to the chocolate pudding mixture. Stir it well until it is throughly combined.

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Now it’s time to fold in the whipped topping!

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The finished mixture should look something like this:

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The next part of the recipe was totally my favorite because it involves getting out your aggression. Poor vanilla wafers never saw it coming. Crush as many as you think reasonable at a time, but I can tell you that putting the entire bag of wafers in a quart bag at one time is over shooting. Just trust me on that one ;-).

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I guess I should explain why the wafers are crushed instead of getting artfully arranged. Well, for starters, I don’t “artfully arrange” anything well as you’ll see in a second when you see the final product. But more importantly, I honestly think banana pudding is better this way because the crumbly goodness of the wafers is much more evenly distributed. Try it and let me know if you agree!

Ok, so back to the recipe. It’s time to get your layer on! Start with a layer of crushed wafers, followed by a layer of bananas.

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Now add a layer of that awesome pudding you just made! I got a total of 4 layers of wafers/bananas and 3 layers of pudding. This isn’t an exact science, so it’s ok if yours doesn’t turn out like mine. And most likely, yours will definitely turn out prettier than mine! Layers are just not my thing, y’all.

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So while it isn’t the most beautiful pudding in the world, it can hold its own in the taste department, and I think a lot of that has to do with the inclusion of TruMoo Chocolate Milk! I hope you will give the recipe a try; my crew has been thoroughly enjoying it as a special treat after dinner (and yeah, after lunch, too. Can you blame us?!).

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  7. I think I might try and make my favorite chocolate pie with it and substitute this milk for the regular milk I use now. It would give it a wonderful rich chocolate taste to it!

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  8. why not just drink it 🙂 my kids are obsessed with Chocolate milk! Maybe I would make a milkshake idk

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  24. I would love to use it to make a fruit smoothie. I love milkshakes, but I am trying to eat healthier and would love to blend up a combination of fresh fruit (peaches, strawberries, blueberries, banana, etc), Tru Moo milk, yogurt and ice. Delicious and will help cool you off in the summer heat.

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  29. Yummy! That pudding looks delicious—a so pretty to serve. I might make milk shakes with TrooMoo–chocolate ice cream and chocolate TrooMoo with whipped cream on top.

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  35. They have a recipe on their website for a Salted Caramel Butterscotch Chocolate Milkshake! I would love to make that!

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  36. Milkshake, coffee or hot chocolate….if I can keep it around long enough. It is my favorite drink. I usually drink it just like it is.

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  38. I think my kids would love to eat their favorite cereal once with chocolate milk. I will allow them this treat with TruMoo if we win.

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  68. I would use it to make chocolate cream pie, or chocolate banana milkshakes. I think I would like to try to make hot chocolate and use the chocolate milk instead of regular milk for that extra chocolate taste. Can’t go wrong with chocolate!

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  74. I’d keep it simple — chocolate millk floats with vanilla ice cream. Your recipe looks delicious! Chocolate milk is a hot commodity in our house, so thank you for the giveaway!

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  97. I use milk in my homemade chocolate cake recipe. I bet I could sub TruMoo chocolate milk for regular milk and make my chocolate cake even more chocolaty!

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  106. The most common thing we make with Trumoo is double chocolate milkshakes. Chocolate ice cream with chocolate milk combines to make an unbeatable shake.

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  114. Wow that banana pudding looks so yummy. I would love to make some TruMoo chocolate milk hot chocolate!

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  117. I might use Trumoo in a cake mix to add some nice chocolate flavor, or just to make hot chocolate too!.

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  118. I never thought of using chocolate milk in a recipe. I’d like to try using it when making French Toast.
    Thank you!

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  119. I checked out their website for some recipes and my boys would love the chocolate chocolate pancakes. We could also make chocolate milkshakes;)

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  120. I’d use it to make a chocolate cream pie or a pudding parfait. Yours looks so good! I’ve never tried Trumoo before. I love chocolate milk so I’m sure it’s delish. Thank you for the recipe and giveaway 🙂

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  125. I would love to use to make a chocolate milkshake, that is if my grandchildren don’t have it all gone. They love the chocolate milk

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