Why didn't my instant pudding set?

[debodun]

The package directions said to add 2 cups of milk to the package contents and beat for 2 - 3 minutes. I did and it looked thick enough. I stirred in raisins and cooked rice to make rice pudding, but when I took it out of the fridge the next day, the pudding was all watery and separated.

 

[dilettante]

Real milk, or one of those chemical plant concoctions like almond "milk?"

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Cause you didn’t follow directions?
Did you use a mixer?

 

[debodun]

Real milk, or one of those chemical plant concoctions like almond "milk?"

No, real milk, 2%.

I followed the directions, PP and used a hand mixer.

 

[dilettante]

It must be one of your add-ins then. My guess would be the rice, but I'm talking out of my hat here.

 

[hearlady]

Real milk, or one of those chemical plant concoctions like almond "milk?"

That would've been my guess. Almond milk won't work.

 

[hearlady]

No, real milk, 2%.

I followed the directions, PP and used a hand mixer.

That's odd. Not sure what happened.

 

[hollydolly]

Are you supposed to add stuff to Instant pudding, wouldn't that prevent it from setting ? I always thought you could only add things after it had set

 

[Beezer]

I took it out of the fridge the next day, the pudding was all watery and separated.

Somebody at the Pudding Company MUST come clean on this one! Why didn't that pudding set?!

 

[Pinky]

Somebody at the Pudding Company MUST come clean on this one! Why didn't that pudding set?!

Just an "aside" .. my brother was the props guy for The X-Files. He gave me a bunch of stuff from the show when it ended - stuff like lanyards with I.D.

 

[dobielvr]

I just made some chocolate pudding the other day...it says to use whole milk for best results.

 

[caroln]

Maybe an egg was needed to bind it together.

 

[againstthegrain]

If using 2% it might set better if a smaller quantity of milk is used than the directions call for. It can be fixed by making a cornstarch slurry w water and heating the slurry almost to a boil before adding to the runny pudding.