Today’s sugar free vanilla pudding recipe is soy-free, gluten-free, coconut-free, egg-free, low-calorie, and it can of course also be sugar-free. The finished pudding reminds me very much of JELL-O vanilla pudding!
Serve it in fancy glasses for an easy dessert, or layer it in a parfait.
Above, sugar free vanilla pudding topped with fresh strawberries and my Homemade Reddi-Wip Whipped Cream.
Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk of choice
- scant 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup more milk of choice mixed with 3 tbsp cornstarch (23g cornstarch)
- 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp uncut stevia (OR 1/4 cup sugar)
- optional 2 tsp buttery spread
Instructions
Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Recipe: Heat the 2 cups milk in a saucepan. Meanwhile, whisk cornstarch and the 1/2 cup milk until dissolved. When milk is warm, add cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir constantly about 3 minutes. Lower to simmer and simmer a few minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients, then let cool completely. Refrigerate a few hours, uncovered, where it will get much thicker.
Link of the Day: Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes – with a secretly healthy pink frosting
A few posts back, I also mentioned a new blog feature coming soon. It’s unfortunately taking longer to set up than I’d expected, but it should be up within the next week! (If you’re curious, you can click one of the recipe thumbnails on the right side of the blog to see the new feature in action.)
Thank you for listening to reader feedback and changing it back!
i’m sorry. but i have to ask you and others like you:
Katie gives so much through her really excellent work. and having a preview which means you and some others have to literally ‘lift a finger’ in support is a problem… how?
Haha, seriously? I have a question for you: Why do you seem to be more bothered by this than Katie herself was? She made a change that would increase page views, got a negative response from her readers, and gracefully changed it back. She doesn’t need anonymous commentators telling her readers that they’re not allowed to say they don’t like something about a blog just because the content is free. That might work for small, non-monetized blogs, but not here.
Katie provides an excellent service from which she earns her income. This is her job, and her readers are her customers. And just like thousands of other free websites and businesses that make money off page views and ads, Katie’s blog will get both positive and negative feedback from its consumers. Are people not allowed to voice dissatisfaction with something on Buzzfeed or even the WSJ website because that’s free too?
FYI Katie, Leah is a member of an internet hater site where they have nothing better to do than waste their time complaining about bloggers they don’t like. So while her response here may sound professional, she is anything but.
Nice straw man there… but it has nothing to do with my comments here.
Not going to spend time defending the “hater” site because if that’s what you’re calling it, you’ve already made up your mind.
Buzzfeed (etc) is rather different wouldn’t you say? That’s a huge, huge thing. It is not so personal, and they’re probably not having to make much of an effort to gain an audience.
It’s not that people aren’t allowed to voice their dissatisfaction – but when the issue is something aimed at a person – over something that seems breathtakingly petty – it’s a bit questionable.
and you didn’t answer the question… what exactly is it about the extra finger-lift that you couldn’t handle?
To reiterate why i felt impelled to ask you about this: if having previews would have such a positive impact on Katie (a very pleasant individual – much sweeter than me! – and not a strong collective running a massive site like buzzfeed) what makes your moment’s inconvenience, seem more important to you than how it would be really good for her? I am trying to understand your reasoning.
Hi Katie,
This looks delicious and simple! Love it! Do you if any testers tried using arrowroot in place of cornstarch?
Thank you 🙂
I’ve not tried. But if you experiment, please be sure to report back for others! 🙂
I use arrowroot all the time in place of cornstarch and have never noticed any difference whatsoever in any recipe! 🙂
Katie, this vanilla pudding looks wonderful – such a versatile recipe that I imagine tastes good with just about any dessert (or by itself with a spoon!). And no need to apologize at all! You are one of the sweetest, most genuine bloggers and I love reading your blog! XOXO!
This made my morning. THANK YOU 🙂
I LOVe pudding! Especially with cookies!
Do you think you could put the chilled mixture through an ice cream maker or is it too think? I was trying to think of a sugar free “skinny” fro yo alternative.
have you tried just using greek yoghurt in an ice cream machine? or if you’re vegan coconut yoghurt?
I am not vegan and can tolerate greek yogurt quite well. I haven’t tried doing that yet but I should. As I love anything peanut butter, maybe add that as well. Hmmm….
This looks delicious! I’ve been having major sweet cravings recently so I really appreciate your healthier alternatives to desserts 🙂
Is uncut stevia different than the stevia in the packets, or can I use those?
https://lett-trim.today/stevia-conversion-chart/%3C/a%3E 🙂
Thank you for always being so considerate of your readers – but I’m now going to make a point of clicking through to your pages! 😉
And I second the question about a cornstarch replacement. Do you think arrow root or even xanthum gum could work? I might try coconut flour if I have time tonight…
You can always experiment 🙂
Katie, you don’t need to apologize. Screw the haters. Just do what is best for you and your blog.
Mmm, pudding. Have you ever tried making chia seed pudding? It’s something I’m experimenting with right now.
Yes, I need to experiment with more flavors as well, but I love the basic concept. https://lett-trim.today/2014/03/30/chia-pudding/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Yay! Finally a recipe that doesn’t rely on coconut! My son is allergic to coconut so any recipe without it as an ingredient is a must-try!
Hooray! Been waiting for that new blog feature! That is GREAT, Katie! Thank you!! 🙂
I love your site and the recipes are scrumptious!!! Although it didn’t really bother me to got the extra step for finding the full recipe – how wonderful it is to find someone to think of people first and business second!! As a counselor – it is wonderful to find people like this in the world. Have a great day! and THANKS
This is a great recipe! I make something very similar on hot days except it is a chocolate version. I love how thick and creamy it gets. 🙂 It is very thoughtful of you to apologize to everyone about you blog. It didn’t bother me, but it is nice of you to show you do take suggestions. Also, I think that your recipes are becoming better formatted so thank you. ( once again, I do not give my email adress to websites, it is not that I distrust you, you are a good person, but you know, just in case. )
Mmm almost like a vegan panna cotta, clever, and it looks really delicious too 🙂 x
Thanks for not making the recipe be after a “continue reading” link… I didn’t mind clicking the link so much. What I did mind was that my browser would start the page back at the top, not where the “continue reading” left off…