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Caramel pudding topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Caramel pudding served with whipped cream and crunchy caramel decoration.

Creamy Caramel Pudding

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The perfect caramel pudding is a dance of bittersweet and creamy flavors. The secret is the deep amber layer of burnt sugar meeting the trembling, silky vanilla milk cream. This isn't the world of instant mixes: here, patience and temperature control create a dessert of simple elegance.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 340 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Heavy-bottomed saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Heat-proof spatula
  • Ramekins or pudding cups
  • Fine mesh sieve

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Heat sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until it melts and turns amber.

Tip: Sugar crystals liquefy and brown, creating new flavor compounds (Caramelization).
2 ✓

Once amber, swirl gently to ensure even color. Careful not to burn it!

Tip: Swirling is safer than stirring to prevent crystallization.
3 ✓

Remove from heat. Slowly pour in cream and half the milk. It will bubble violently and seize – this is normal.

Tip: The cold liquid shocks the hot sugar, hardening it temporarily.
4 ✓

Return to heat, stirring constantly until the hardened caramel dissolves. Add salt and vanilla.

Tip: Salt suppresses bitterness, making the caramel taste deeper and sweeter.
5 ✓

Mix remaining cold milk with cornstarch, then pour into the hot caramel milk.

Tip: Always mix cornstarch with cold liquid first to prevent lumps.
6 ✓

Cook over low heat, stirring until thickened and bubbly (1-2 mins).

Tip: Starch granules swell with heat to thicken the pudding.
7 ✓

Pour into cups, cool to room temp, then chill for 2 hours.

Tip: The structure sets as it cools (Retrogradation).

Recipe FAQ

Why is the caramel bitter?
The sugar burned. Once it hits amber, take it off the heat immediately.
The pudding is lumpy.
No problem! Pass it through a fine sieve while hot to restore silkiness.
How to prevent skin formation?
Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the hot pudding.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 cups Whole Milk
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/3 cup Cornstarch
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt