Creamy Milk Pudding (No Oven)

 

Ingredients

4 cups milk

½ cup sugar

¼ cup cornstarch

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

Instructions

Mix cold

In a bowl, whisk cornstarch + 1 cup milk until fully smooth (no lumps).

Heat the milk

In a pot, add remaining milk, sugar, and salt.

Heat on medium, stirring until sugar dissolves (don’t boil yet).

Thicken

Slowly pour in the cornstarch mixture while whisking nonstop.

Cook on medium-low, stirring constantly, until thick and glossy (5–7 minutes).

Finish

Remove from heat.

Stir in butter and vanilla.

Set

Pour into a glass dish.

Let cool, then refrigerate 2–3 hours until fully set.

🔥 Pro Tips

For extra creamy texture: replace 1 cup milk with heavy cream.

For sliceable firmness (like the photo): add 1 extra tbsp cornstarch.

Want flavor? Add:

Coconut milk 🌴

Rose water 🌹

Orange blossom water 🍊

Lemon zest 🍋

If you want:

Chocolate version

Sugar-free / keto

Coconut pudding

Caramel flan style

Large-batch party tray