Easy Chocolate Pudding Pie Jars from Scratch
You won't believe how easy these chocolate pudding pie jars are to make! With a buttery graham cracker crust, a smooth, rich, and intensely chocolate-y homemade pudding, and a crown of fluffy real whipped cream, you'll never go back to store-bought after tasting this from-scratch recipe!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 513kcal
Ingredients
For the Graham Cracker Crust
- 3 graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Chocolate Pudding
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups milk
- ¾ cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¾ cups chocolate chips (I used a combination of milk chocolate and semi-sweet)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the topping
- ¾ cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
- chocolate curls for garnish*
Instructions
- Process the graham crackers in a food processor or mini-chopper until fine.
- Add the melted butter and toss together.
- Place about 1 ½ tablespoons of the mixture in each of the bottoms of six 4-ounce jars.
- Place the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a small pot and whisk to combine.
- Gradually pour in the milk, while whisking.
- Stir in the cream and add the butter.
- Heat over medium-high heat, whisking, until the mixture thickens and comes to a bubble.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the chocolate chips and vanilla extract.
- Spoon the pudding into the prepared jars, and top with whipped cream and chocolate curls.
Nutrition
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 164mg | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 1290IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 0.6mg