So yesterday I figured, let’s make pudding fun for dinner, right? Saw berries on sale and grabbed those plus the regular milk and sugar. Opened the pantry—cornstarch box was dang near empty. Typical.
The Messy Part Starts
Got out three bowls right away. First one: slopped in milk and cornstarch while the toddler screamed for snacks. Stirred like crazy trying to dissolve lumps. Spilled half on the counter.
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Improvised Flavor Bombs
- Chopped them sad bananas from the fruit bowl
- Crunched biscuits for crumbs with my fists (felt good)
- Poured leftover cold coffee into a chocolate mug mix
Heated the gloop on medium while stirring nonstop. Arm got tired so gave it to my partner for five minutes. Consistency looked weird—too thick? Added splash of water. Still weird. Said screw it and poured into cups.
Assembly Chaos
- Berry cups: Stuck berries halfway down before chilling
- Chocolate sludge: Swirled instant coffee granules on top
- Banana disaster: Crushed biscuits fell sideways when I sneezed
Shoved everything in the fridge. Forgot about them till kids started crying hungry. Pulled out cups after two hours. The berry one actually held shape! Coffee one smelled okay. Banana looked like a crime scene.
Kids went nuts for the berry one. Partner ate three coffee cups straight. Toddler smeared banana pudding on the dog. Called it a success anyway.
Lessons? Cornstarch sucks when rushing. Kids don’t care if presentation looks like roadkill. Dog makes great cleanup crew.