Make your own homemade dairy-free vanilla pudding with this easy recipe. It’s so creamy and delicious. And it’s so satisfying to be able to make your own gluten-free and dairy-free pudding. With just a few common ingredients that you likely have on hand, it makes it easy to whip up anytime.
Ingredients to for Dairy-Free Vanilla Pudding:
Simple and easy ingredients to have on hand:
- almond milk
- sugar
- eggs
- cornstarch
- vanilla
- salt
How to Make Dairy-Free Vanilla Pudding:
Before you make the pudding, get out a heat-safe glass bowl or single-serving dishes ready to pour the hot pudding into after cooking. This recipe will make around 2 1/2 cups of pudding. And have plastic wrap on hand to place on top of the pudding.
Place sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan and whisk together.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk the eggs into the almond milk and whisk until the eggs are completely emulsified into the almond milk.
Add the almond milk mixture to the saucepan with the sugar mixture and heat over medium heat and whisking almost constantly for 9 minutes.
Then stir constantly for approximately 2 more minutes as it thickens. This is the most important time to really keep whisking.
Once it comes to a boil and has thickened remove the pudding from the heat and whisk in the vanilla. Next, pour the pudding into the heat-safe glass bowl or smaller serving size bowls.
Cover the pudding with plastic wrap by placing it directly on the pudding so a skin or film doesn’t form.
Chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. It can be served warm or cold.
More Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Desserts You’ll Love:
Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate Fudge Popsicles
Lemon Brownies
Chocolate Pudding Cake
Easy No-Bake Cookies
Dairy-Free Vanilla Pudding (Gluten-Free)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stove Top
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Creamy and delicious dairy-free vanilla pudding that’s so easy to make.
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups almond milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
Before you make the pudding, get out a heat-safe glass bowl or single-serving dishes ready to pour the hot pudding into after cooking. This recipe will make around 2 1/2 cups of pudding. And have some plastic wrap handy to place on top of the pudding.
Place sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan and whisk together.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk the eggs into the almond milk and whisk until the eggs are completely emulsified into the almond milk.
Add the almond milk mixture to the saucepan with the sugar mixture and heat over medium heat and whisking almost constantly for 9 minutes.
Then stir constantly for approximately 2 more minutes as it thickens. This is the most important time to really keep whisking.
Once it comes to a boil and has thickened remove the pudding from the heat and whisk in the vanilla. Next, pour the pudding into the heat-safe glass bowl or smaller serving size bowls.
Cover the pudding with plastic wrap by placing it directly on the pudding so a skin or film doesn’t form.
Chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. It can be served warm or cold.
Notes
If you accidentally end up with clumps in the pudding you can pour the mixture through a wire mesh strainer before setting it up in the refrigerator.
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Janille
I’m appreciating all of your dairy free recipes as I’m currently off dairy while nursing. Thank you!!
MamaShire
I’m so glad I can help! ❤️
Laura
I’m so glad I found this recipe, it’s so yummy.
★★★★★
MamaShire
I’m so glad you like it!
Nathalie
Can I use coconut sugar and coconut milk?
MamaShire
I haven’t tried it with those substitutions so I can’t say for sure. I imagine it will work just might have a slightly different texture and flavor.
Sandra
Can you use coconut milk rather than almond?
MamaShire
I haven’t made it that way, but I think it should work. The flavor of the coconut milk may change the flavor some though.