Easy Healthy Microwave Vanilla Pudding Or Pie Filling Recipes

MICROWAVE VANILLA PUDDING - OPT BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir together the sugar, corn starch, salt and milk. Microave this on high for 8-9 minutes stirring every 2 minutes.
• Remove some of this liquide and stir slowly into egg yolks - too much and you will cook them. Once mixed slowly add to the hot mixture. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes until thick and glossy. Stir in butter and vanilla.

EASY HEALTHY MICROWAVE VANILLA PUDDING OR PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Combine milk, honey and cornstarch in a 2-quart (8-cup) dish.
• Cook in microwave oven at high power for 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes, then after each minute.
• Beat in eggs and cook 30 seconds more.
• Remove from oven and add vanilla.
• Pour into serving dishes or baked pie crust and refrigerate. This recipe is easily doubled.
• Butterscotch variation: Add 1 Tablespoon molasses to honey. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter after removing from heat. Reduce vanilla to 1 teaspoon.
• Coconut: Add 1/2 to 1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut to finished pudding.

HOMEMADE PUDDING {IN THE MICROWAVE}

Steps:

• Pour milk into large microwavable bowl. Microwave for 90 seconds.
• Meanwhile, mix together sugar, flour and eggs. After the milk has been microwaved and is warm, whisk in the sugar, flour, and egg mixture.
• Microwave in 90 second intervals, whisking after each 90 seconds, until the mixture becomes thick.
• Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla. Serve hot or cold.

MICROWAVE VANILLA CREAM PIE & VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, cornstarch, salt and 1/2 cup milk in a 1 1/2 qt.
• casserole until smooth.
• Stir in remaining milk.
• Microwave on HIGH for 5 to 8 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally the last half of cooking.
• Beat a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, then add the egg yolk mixture to the remaining hot mixture.
• Microwave on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally.
• Blend in butter and vanilla.
• Pour into the cooled baked pastry shell.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Spread over filling.
• Seal around edges.
• Microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH for 3 to 4 minutes.
• *Ifmicrowave has a browning element, brown as desired.
• Variations:.
• BANANA CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except slice 2 medium bananas in the bottom of the 9 inch baked pastry shell.
• Pour vanilla cream pie filling over the bananas.
• Top with meringue.
• BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except substitute the granulated sugar with dark brown sugar and add 3 tablespoons butter instead of the 2 tablespoons butter.
• COCOA CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except add 1/3 cup cocoa in Step 1 and increase cornstarch to 1/4 cup.
• (I use the larger amount of sugar for this one.) COCONUT CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream pie recipe as directed except add 1 cup coconut to cream pie filling and sprinkle 1/3 cup toasted coconut over the meringue.
• I bake my meringue in my gas oven just because I prefer it that way.

VANILLA PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Whisk together pudding mixes and milk until thick and creamy.
• Pour into crust.
• Chill until firm.
• Top with whipped cream, if desired.