Blend ingredients until smooth. Pour into saucepan and heat over medium-low, whisking often for 6-8 minutes until pudding begins to thicken. Chill at least an hour and a half.
Chocolate Pudding
1 dairy-free commercial pudding mix, prepared according to box directions using soy or almond milk and then chilled.
Parfait
Puddings can be layered in stemmed glasses to create a parfait, or in small bowls or ramekins puddings can be spooned in side by side. You can sprinkle the top of the parfaits with maple-glazed pecans.
Maple-Glazed Pecans
1 cup pecan pieces
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Spread pecans on a nonstick cookie sheet and place in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove pecans, then in small saucepan bring the syrup to a boil. Boil for 1 minutes, then add pecans and stir while cooking over heat for another minute or two, until the syrup has coated the pecans. Pour out onto a sprayed piece of foil to cool. Break apart pecans and use as garnish for pudding parfaits.
