Yummy Chocolate pudding

Heidi Harper

3/4 C sugar
1/3 C cocoa powder
2 T cornstarch
2 2/3 C milk
4 beaten egg yolks
1 T Butter or margarine
1 1/2 t vanilla

In a medium heavy saucepan combine sugar, cocoa powder, and cornstarch. Stir in milk. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove pan from heat. Gradually stir 1 cup of milk mixture into eggs yolks. Add egg mixture to milk mixture in pan. Bring milk mixture to a gentle boil; reduce heat and cook and stir for another 2 minutes.

Remove pan from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour pudding into a bowl. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. (that helps keeps a skin from forming) Serve warm or cold. (do not stir while chilling) I like it best warm, but Tim likes it better cold. Either way, it's way yummy.