This fluffy Chocolate Pudding Frosting is reminiscent of that Jell-o Pudding Mousse you had as a kid, only it’s frosting perfection when slathered over your favorite chocolate cake.
Do you remember the Jell-O mousse I am talking about? The one all mom’s seemed to make in the 70’s and 80’s. Instant pudding mixed with Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping and then scooped into that graham cracker or Oreo cookie crust? It was such a treat when I was a kid, and even now, I make it for my kids, and everyone can’t help but love it.
This recipe came from one of my oldest cookbooks. This “Oh Taste and See” cookbook came from my Grandma when I was in high school. It’s the one my Fuggedaboutit Roast came from. That’s one of my most popular recipes! Recently, I decided that it was time to dig it out again, and check out some chocolate recipes.
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Back to our chocolate frosting!
What ingredients do I need for this Chocolate Pudding Frosting?
- One small box Jell-O instant pudding, I used chocolate fudge.
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Cool Whip non-dairy topping
Mix the pudding with the milk in a medium sized bowl.
Add in powdered sugar.
Fold in Cool Whip topping.
Stir to combine. And just like that it’s done! Making frosting doesn’t get much easier than that, does it??
I slathered the pudding frosting all over a chocolate cake I baked in a 9×13. If you have a favorite chocolate cake recipe, give this a try next time. Or just use a box mix like I did.
Look how pretty this piece of cake is!! It would have been just fine to serve it just like this. But …. this is a chocolate event and that means ADD MORE CHOCOLATE!
I grabbed a Hershey bar from the pantry and made some chocolate curls for the top. Viola!
Here are some other great recipes that use Instant Chocolate Pudding:
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Ready to make some frosting?? I am!! Let’s do this!!
Chocolate Pudding Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 small box of Instant Chocolate Pudding (I used chocolate fudge)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
Instructions
If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela
Some of my favorite recipes come from church cookbooks from my grandmas collections. There is something special about family recipes people shared in those cookbooks. And they always are GREAT recipes. I love the frosting on this…. it looks like Id have to double the recipe as I know I would be sneaking a LOT of tastes as I made it!
Right! No one attaches their name to a church cookbook recipe that isn’t good! 😉
This frosting looks divine. And so easy that even I could make it! I think it’ll be great for cupcakes next weekend! Thanks
I hope you love it!!
I love how easy this frosting is to make! This would be so good on everything!
I want to dip my finger in that bowl! How special that you kept that cookbook from your grandma! They really did have some awesome recipes. This pudding recipe is such a clever and easy way to make frosting. My chocolate fix is cured…for now!
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!
I love recipes like this. We tend to try and recreate the wheel sometimes when these tried and true recipes are so good and don’t need any improvement.
Amen sister!!
That frosting looks so creamy, smooth and decadent. I love how easy it is to make. I will be trying this recipe on a cake this weekend.
That cookbook sounds so special, especially being from grandma! I love these nostalgic type of recipes and this is one I really look forward to making!
Do you have to make and use this the same Day or can you frosten your cake the night before and refrigerate it to where its the same type of consistency? Does it stiffen up a little after being refrigerated, so it’s not so melty?
It’s thick like a mousse. Frost your cake and place in the fridge. It’ll be perfect the next day!!
can you make the pudding frosting with any flavored lpkg pudding mixes?
Yes!! I have so many pudding frosting plans! 🙂