Almond pudding is a sweet white molded pudding, made either from almond milk or from milk with almond flavoring.

In Europe, almond pudding is a form of blancmange, a sweet white boiled pudding that is usually thickened with cornstarch or gelatin. In Asia, almond pudding is made from agar-agar, milk, and almond extract, and is served with ice and canned fruits. The pudding is popular in Asia and is one of the prominent hawker stall desserts in Singapore. It tastes similar to the European blancmange, but with a subtler almond taste and fruit toppings. In Asia, ready-to-eat almond pudding is a common dessert.

In this how to make almond pudding guide, you can learn how to make almond pudding with almond milk and with milk flavored with almond extract. Both puddings will need molds to set in. You can use a large pudding mold or individual pudding molds. Wet the molds with water before you pour the mixture in.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond milk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 packet gelatin
• 1 tsp orange extract

Method:

1. Put the almond milk, cream, and sugar in a saucepan and simmer, but do not boil.
2. Take 2 spoonfuls of the hot mixture and dissolve the gelatin in it.
3. Add the dissolved gelatin into the mixture and stir to mix.
4. Remove from heat. Pour the mixture into a large pudding mold or several individual pudding molds or ramekins.

Almond milk is not a dairy product. It is made by combining ground almonds and water. To make 2 cups of almond milk, grind 1 1/2 cups of almonds to a paste in a food processser or blender. Add 1/2 cup of water and process until smooth.

Ingredients:

• 1 packet/ 2 tsp of agar-agar powder
• 5 cups of milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 can fruit cocktail
• 1 tsp almond extract

Method:

1. Boil the agar-agar powder with milk and sugar, stirring constantly.
2. After the mixture is boiled, add the almond extract and stir to mix.
3. Pour the mixture into a pudding or jelly mold. You can also use individual molds.
4. Cool for 30 minutes, and then chill until set in the refrigerator. This will take 2 hours to overnight.
5. Open the canned cocktail fruits. Reserve the syrup.
6. Cut the pudding into cubes if you use a big mold, or loosen the individual pudding mold. Transfer the pudding to ice cream glasses or dessert glasses which are shaped like a bowl (not tall sundae glasses). Serve with the cocktail fruits and drizzle with the reservedsyrup.