Mixed instant and cook and serve pudding
Mixed cook and serve and instant pudding into dessert ingredients but didn't realize until dessert completed. Is it safe to eat uncooked cook and serve pudding?
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If you are interested in food safety alone, there is no problem. You might get a bit of a "starchy" or "floury" taste, but not necessarily so. The main ingredients are some kind of starch, sugar or other sweeteners, flavour and possibly some additives. None would pose a problem if eaten raw.
But the real issue is that the texture of your dessert may be off:
The main ingredient in an old-fashioned pudding mix is starch. That starch needs to be heated to gelatinize or, in other words, to thicken the liquid. To achieve good gelatinization, you need to boil the starch for a few minutes. For instant pudding, the starch is pre-treated and often other thickeners are included, so you can skip the cooking step.
Depending in the recipe, using the type of pudding that needs to be cooked instead of instant, will likely result in a more liquid or soft dish. As you don't give the recipe you used, it's hard to say, how much it depends on the pudding for consistency, so you could end up with anything between a total failure and perfectly fine.
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Can you mix instant pudding with cook and serve?
Pudding DIrections: 2 Cups Cold Milk. Stir: Mix into milk (Fat-free, 1% or lactose-free milk can be used but ,may result in a softer set) in medium sauce pan. Bring: to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Serve: warm or chilled.What is the difference between instant and cook and serve pudding mix?
The fundamental difference between cooked and instant pudding is the preparation. With cooked pudding, you must apply heat to the cold milk and pudding powder mixture on a stovetop or in a microwave. It must be brought to a boil (with constant stirring along the way), then cooled to set.How do I make cook and serve pudding better?
Use Evaporated Milk Replace the regular milk for a can of evaporated milk to make a creamier, more decadent pudding. Not only does it yield a luxurious texture, it dramatically improves the flavor of a pudding mix. For a tropical twist, reach for some canned coconut milk.How do you turn instant pudding into cook and serve pudding?
I just did this exact same thing with Jello brand pudding and I just heated it in the microwave for 8 mins stirring every 2 mins ( as per cook and serve microwave directions) and it worked.Chocolate Pudding Recipe using Jello Cook and Serve Pudding Mix - NO-BAKE DESSERTS - HomeyCircle
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