This is a simple, low-carb adaptation of traditional Japanese milk pudding.
- ⏲️ Prep time: 5 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 10 min and 4-6h to set
- 🍽️ Servings: 2
- 🔪Tools: pan, whisk, pudding forms
Ingredients
- 4 dl milk (will be heated, so no need to have it raw)
- 5g Gelatine
- 0.5 dl Water
- Stevia/your sweetener of choice (optional but recommended)
- Real vanilla extract or vanillin (optional but recommended)
- 1.5 dl cream (very much optional but very tasty)
Directions
- Bloom the gelatine in 50 g of hot water. Leave it for 5 min.
- Lightly warm up 2.5 dl milk in a pan (do not boil it).
- Add your sweetener; for liquid stevia, 3-4 drops should be enough.
- Add the vanilla/vanillin (I recommend 200 mg vanillin). Whisk to mix it all.
- Taste the mixture and check if it needs more sweetener, vanilla, or vanillin to your liking.
- Add the bloomed gelatine and stir until you are sure that the gelatine is fully dissolved.
- Add the remaining 1.5 dl of cold milk OR replace with 1.5 dl of cream and stir until it’s warm and fully mixed.
- Fill your mixture into pudding forms and let them cool down for a few minutes until lukewarm.
- Put your pudding forms into the fridge to set. This will take 4-6h depending on temperature.
Note:
- Gelatine is fantastic for skin, hair, nails, and joints, but it is difficult to supplement since it has a bit of an off taste and needs to be drunk hot unless eaten in a recipe like this.
- What’s the difference between Vanilla and Vanillin? Vanilla is a mixture of dozens of compounds, while vanillin is only the main “taste” molecule in vanilla. It is usually created artificially and much cheaper than real vanilla beans or extracts.
- Vanillin has several proven cognitive benefits; despite it being non-natural in origin, it is not only tasty but healthy for you. Do not feel bad if you substitute real vanilla for this.
- If you would like to recreate the effects of vanillin from this study increase the vanillin to 600 mg.
- This simple recipe can be expanded upon. Add cinnamon, cocoa, or whatever you think you would like.
- Also consider serving with berries or some low carb fruit if you enjoy that combo.
- Please note that high-quality Stevia will have no off “licorice” taste. If yours does, find a better stevia product.