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posted: 10/19/15

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This Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding is made from scratch but comes together so easily! A perfect and delicious fall dessert! Thank you Horizon for partnering with me on this fun treat!

In a small white bowl, the Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding has a dollop of whipped cream.

Did you guys have a good weekend? We had a super chill and relaxed weekend with the addition of some family photos. So obviously it was the perfect time to venture out and get Gavin’s Halloween costume.

You guys. I have been putting off buying Gavin’s costume for like . . . . okay, I guess it’s only been like a month, but still. But as we are getting closer and closer and closer to Halloween I had to bite the bullet.

Why you ask? Why was I dreading buying it? Because he wants to be a ninja. And there’s nothing inherently wrong with being ninja except that it feels absolutely ludicrous to spend like $20 on what is essentially a black sweatsuit. After making him a lego costume and a super sweet knight costume (that is probably my favorite sewing project of all time), it seemed RIDICULOUS to buy a sweatsuit with some red strings tied around it.

An overhead photo of two bowls filled with Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding topped with a dollop of whipped cream and cinnamon.

But I caved.

I bought the stupid costume. Just like I bought Quinn’s stupid costume. And just like I’m sure I’ll cave and buy Piper’s stupid costume.

But guess what is easier than making a ninja costume that you don’t actually have the time to make?

This pudding! (You knew that was what I was going to say, didn’t you?)  But seriously, just like a homemade Halloween costume is would be better, from scratch pudding totally blows the packet out of the water.

In a small mason jar, the Pumpkin spice Chocolate Pudding is topped with crushed graham cracker, a pumpkin candy, and a stick of a graham cracker with the letter RIP.

Chocolate pudding from scratch is a total snap especially with some Horizon whole milk. It’s the whole milk that we always put in Piper’s cup, so it was perfect and on hand to use in this pudding and made it super rich and creamy. And then adding the pumpkin puree and the pumpkin spice makes it perfect for fall.

A photo of the Horizon Organic Whole milk.

It also makes for a super easy and fun Halloween treat when you put it in some little jars, top it with some gingersnap crumbs, little mini pumpkins and use some graham crackers and edible markers to make tombstones!

Or you can just whip up some Horizon heavy cream and sugar and make your own whip cream to put on top!

In a small mason jar, the Pumpkin spice Chocolate Pudding is topped with crushed graham cracker, a pumpkin candy, and a stick of a graham cracker with the letter RIP.
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Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 TBSPs cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 1/4 cups Horizon whole milk
  • 2 TBSPs butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup Horizon heavy cream
  • 2 TBSPs sugar
  • Optional Toppings
  • gingersnap crumbs
  • candy pumpkins
  • graham crackers
  • edible marker

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Gradually whisk in the milk.
  • Stir continuously while cooking the mixture over medium heat until it comes to a boil. It will take several minutes. Once it begins to boil, continue stirring and cooking for an additional minute. Remove it from the heat and whisk in the pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and butter.
  • Transfer the pudding to a medium mixing bowl and press a piece of plastic wrap right up against the pudding to keep it from developing a skin on top. Cool in the refrigerator for at least four hours.
  • Before serving, whip together the heavy cream and sugar on high until soft peaks begin to form. Top each bowl with a small amount of whip cream and a little more pumpkin spice on top.
Author: Lisa Longley

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Recipe just barely adapted from here.

In a small mason jar, the Pumpkin spice Chocolate Pudding is topped with crushed graham cracker, a pumpkin candy, and a stick of a graham cracker with the letter RIP.
In a small white bowl, the Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding has a dollop of whipped cream.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine.

Hi! I'm Lisa Longley, and I am committed to giving you simple dinner ideas and recipes that are easy to make; recipes that will fill your home with joy. I am the owner and author of SimpleJoy.com and I'm so glad that you are here.

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  1. Mir says

    Honestly, I can’t get down with little kids looking all scary. But they love it, so I guess it’s worth it.
    The dressed-up pudding cups are beyond lovely. Such a great idea!

    • Lisa Longley says

      Thank you Mir!!

  2. Holly N @ Spend With Pennies says

    I LOVE pumpkin anything… it just adds so much flavor! This sounds amazing for any time of year!!

  3. Shrug says

    Stop putting long useless stories in front of recipients oh my god

    • Lisa Longley says

      Start using the jump to the recipe button and stop complaining about getting a recipe for free.

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