This recipe for Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix saves tons of money for when a recipe calls for Instant Pudding mix!
Kerry gave me a starter for Amish Friendship Bread a while back. After making it a couple times, I had a crisis one day.
I had mixed together all of my ingredients up to the point where it called for vanilla instant pudding. I opened the cupboard and… there was no vanilla instant pudding. Ugh.
Little Man was napping, so running to the store was out of the question and I knew the bread would probably turn out terribly if I waited until he woke up, ran to the store, and then tried to bake it.
So I did what any modern girl would do 😉 I went to the internet.
I found an awesome recipe for vanilla instant pudding, and I’ve actually been more impressed with how my bread has turned out since I’ve been using this mix in place of packaged instant pudding. Not to mention it doesn’t have all the preservatives, PLUS it’s much cheaper.
More recipes that use vanilla instant pudding mix are:
Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups dry milk
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients together, then stir in the vanilla extract. (This turned out a bit clumpy, so I think if I made it again I would put it in the food processor to combine. But even though it's lumpy, it works fine in the bread recipe.)
- Store in an air tight container. (Needs to be big enough to fit a bit more than 10 cups of the mix.)
- Use 1/2 cup of mix in place of a large box (5 oz) of instant pudding in recipes, or 1/4 cup of mix in place of a small box (3-4 oz).
Notes
Makes 10 large boxes of vanilla instant pudding.
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Alyssah
Thursday 6th of March 2025
Hello! Do you have a chocolate version or have a suggestion on how much cocoa powder to add to make a chocolate version?
Jamie H
Saturday 8th of March 2025
If you're looking for a chocolate instant pudding instead of the vanilla, I would recommend this recipe from Friendship Bread Kitchen: https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/chocolate-instant-pudding/ If you're wanting to make a chocolate Amish friendship bread, we've got a delicious recipe for that here: https://www.coffeewithus3.com/chocolate-amish-friendship-bread/
Ginger
Friday 6th of December 2024
Great day to you, Jamie!
After reading your comments, I’m convinced the majority of those viewing this recipe did NOT read your introduction or take the time to take note of your suggested use after the recipe. Crazy…
I made this recipe specifically to be used as an addition to my cakes - and it works perfectly! I did, however, omit the vanilla. I used vanilla bakers sugar instead and store two vanilla beans in the mix.
Thanks for the recipe!
Ginger
Jamie H
Sunday 8th of December 2024
I think you're right about people not reading it, Ginger! I hope you enjoy it!
Sydni
Tuesday 15th of October 2024
Does the nutmeg make a big difference in taste? Just seems like a strange ingredient for a vanilla mix, was wondering if it would make a difference if omitted.
Jamie H
Thursday 17th of October 2024
It can be left out if you don't want it. It adds a little depth to the flavor, but isn't completely necessary.
E. L.
Wednesday 15th of May 2024
Could you please set this to where you have a way to print the recipe. If that feature is here & I've overlooked my apologies. I have to have print out my recipes to have them in the kitchen with me. At 81 I've learned to somewhat use my computer but find it a bit tiring to have to go from the kitchen to the computer to read & follow my recipes. Many thanks for the recipes and hopefully me learning how to print them. For those that want to use these for pudding I would use the same cooking instructions that are found on the store bought packages to start and adjust until the results meet your satisfaction. Have a Jesus blessed day all.
Jamie H
Wednesday 15th of May 2024
@E. L., If you look on the right side of the recipe card, under the picture, there's a print button. Just click that, and it will pull up an ad-free version of the recipe card for you to print. Have a wonderful week!
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