Vanilla Pudding

2/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
3 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt

Combine 1st 4 ingredients in microwave safe bowl and stir to prevent lumps cooking for aproximately 5 minutes. When it starts to thicken add:

3 egg yolks (beaten)

The best way to incorporate the eggs is to pour some of the hot milk mixture into the eggs whisking so they don't cook and have lumps of egg in your pudding. Then pour the egg mixture into the main milk mixture stirring constantly.

Heat for another minute or two until thickened to your preference.

Add:
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

When cooling this place a layer of plastic wrap right on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin forming as it cools.

This is by far my favorite to a boxed pudding, very creamy and smooth with a great flavor.

I use this for filling my eclairs!