← All Desserts · Recipe finder
Chocolate Protein Pudding
A stovetop chocolate milk pudding, set with a little cornflour and enriched with milk powder. Whey can be whisked in once it cools for a higher-protein version.
- Region
- Modern
- Status
- Modern recipe — no traditional claim
- Diet label
- Strictly vegetarian, egg-free
- Time
- Prep 5 min · Cook 10 min · Chill 2 h
- Serves
- 2 (about 230 g each)
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Good for
- Children's dessert, make-ahead
- Tags
- Good source (High with whey) · Soy-free · Gluten-free · Whey optional · Meal-prep friendly
- Allergens
- Milk
Nutrition (estimated)
- Calories
- 245 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 35 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Headline values are per serving, as written.
| kcal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Sat fat | Fibre | Total sugars | Added sugar | Protein per 100 kcal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without whey | 245 | 11 g | 35 g | 7 g | 4 g | 3 g | 25 g | 10 g | 4.5 g |
| With 15 g whey | 305 | 23 g | 36 g | 8 g | 5 g | 3 g | 25 g | 10 g | 7.5 g |
Good source without whey; High protein with whey. Total sugars include about 15 g lactose from milk and milk powder. Values checked against IFCT 2017 on 15 Oct 2026.
Ingredients
- 400 ml toned milk · 20 g skimmed milk powder
- 20 g cornflour · 15 g unsweetened cocoa powder · 20 g sugar or jaggery powder
- ½ tsp vanilla · pinch of salt
- Optional: 30 g unflavoured or chocolate whey (15 g per serving)
Method
- Whisk cornflour, cocoa, milk powder, sugar and salt with 100 ml cold milk to a smooth paste.
- Heat the remaining milk in a heavy pan until steaming. Whisk in the paste.
- Cook on medium-low, whisking constantly, for 4–5 minutes until it bubbles and thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon thickly.
- Off the heat, stir in vanilla. If using whey, let the pudding cool for 10 minutes (to below about 60 °C), then whisk it in thoroughly — added to boiling pudding, whey turns grainy.
- Pour into 2 bowls, cover the surface with cling film to stop a skin forming, and chill 2 hours.
Protein optimisation
- Milk supplies 6 g per serving, milk powder 3.5 g, cocoa 1.5 g.
- Boost: whey as above, or top with 50 g hung curd per bowl (+3 g protein, +45 kcal).
Variations, serving and storage
- Flavour: elaichi-chocolate — add ¼ tsp cardamom; or a pinch of chilli for a Mexican-style twist.
- Substitution: jaggery powder for sugar (similar calories; earthier taste).
- Storage: 3 days refrigerated.
- Food safety: chill within 1 hour of cooking.
- Meal prep: excellent.
Nutrition values are estimates calculated from the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR-NIN) and typical product labels. They have not been laboratory-analysed and will vary with your ingredients, brands and cooking. Recipes are for healthy adults and are general information only, not a substitute for advice from a doctor or qualified dietitian. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, cooking for children, have food allergies, or live with kidney disease, diabetes or any other medical condition, please take professional advice about your diet. From the collection Protein-Rich India by Dr. Shantanu Deshpande · drshantanudeshpande.com