This decadent Chocolate Pudding Recipe is full of creamy, rich chocolate flavor, topped with clouds of homemade meringue. A loved family recipe made from real ingredients, this chocolate pudding is sure to become one of your dessert favorites.
Place cocoa, sugar, flour, and salt into large saucepan. Mix thoroughly.
Add 1 cup milk and stir until all dry ingredients are mixed well into milk. Add remaining milk and mix thoroughly.
Heat over medium low heat until mixture begins to thicken, stirring continuously.
Beat egg yolks. Pour small amount of chocolate mixture into egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Add egg-chocolate mixture back into pudding mixture, stirring continuously.
Add butter and vanilla. Continue to heat until pudding is thickened.
Pour into oven-safe bowl.
Top with meringue and bake at 350 about 10 minutes until golden brown.