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National Chocolate Pudding Day

Food · June 26

A day for chocolate pudding, the smooth, spoonable dessert made from milk, sugar, cocoa and a thickener, served warm or cold.

National Chocolate Pudding Day falls on Saturday, June 26, 2027. That is 242 days away.

Chocolate pudding is milk, sugar and cocoa or chocolate, thickened on the stove until it coats a spoon. Most American recipes use cornstarch to do the thickening, and some add egg yolks for a richer, silkier set.

It is a dessert of textures more than ceremony. Eaten warm, it is loose and glossy. Chilled, it firms up, and if it sits uncovered it grows a skin on top, which some people peel away and others consider the best part. Pressing plastic wrap directly onto the surface keeps the skin from forming, for anyone on the first team.

People come to it in different ways. Some stir a pot from scratch, which takes little more than whisking and patience. Others reach for a boxed mix or a stack of snack cups from the grocery store. It also turns up as a building block: layered with whipped cream and cookie crumbs, poured into a pie crust, or topped with crushed chocolate cookies and gummy worms for children who like their dessert to look like garden dirt.

A homemade batch needs steady stirring, because cornstarch settles and scorches on the bottom of the pan if left alone. A pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla at the end make the chocolate taste deeper.

Ways to celebrate

• Try making chocolate pudding from scratch on the stovetop.
• Layer pudding with whipped cream and cookie crumbs in a glass.
• Share pudding cups with coworkers or neighbors.
• Taste it warm and chilled to compare the textures.
• Settle the pudding skin debate with a family vote.

Dates

All national days on June 26

Also on June 26

• National Barcode Day
• Forgiveness Day

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