It seems that every day is another national holiday and we don’t know the origin of National Chocolate Pudding Day, but who cares. National Chocolate Pudding Day is observed each year on June 26th.
According to National Day Calendar:
“Historically, chocolate pudding is a variation of chocolate custard, using starch as a thickener instead of eggs. The 1903 edition of Mary Harris Frazer’s Kentucky Receipt Book and the 1918 edition of Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cooking School Cook Book both have recipes for the earlier version, using both eggs and flour. In 1934, General Foods (Jello) introduced chocolate pudding mix as “Walter Baker’s Dessert”. In 1936, it was renamed “Pickle’s Pudding”.
Chocolate pudding is usually made with milk and sugar, flavored with chocolate and vanilla then thickened with flour or cornstarch. Some recipes do use eggs when making the pudding.”
What we grandmas know is that pudding is easy to make and grandchildren love pudding. It is interesting that chocolate pudding gets its own day.
Huffington Post, in 2014, listed 29 recipes made with chocolate pudding mix in honor of that National Chocolate Pudding Day. See this link:
If you read this Grandma’s blog, it will become easily apparent which of the 29 recipes caught my eye. The recipe has to be easy and quick with few ingredients when cooking or baking with grandchildren. The recipe for Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake is the best! Find the funny story behind the recipe.
This Grandma loves any recipe with the word “dump” in the title when cooking or baking with grandchildren. Remember to cover the kitchen counters and floors with old towels for easy cleanup.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING DUMP CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
1 box chocolate cake mix 1 small package instant chocolate pudding mix 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the dry cake mix, dry pudding mix, and milk in a bowl and mix until combined. Spread into a greased 9×13 baking dish. Top with the chocolate chips and bake for 30 minute or until the edges pull away from the pan.
Enjoy with a tall glass of cold milk with
Joy,
Mema
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