I am a chef on a luxury world cruise liner. I love to cook and write recipes that are inspired by foods from all over the world.

Try this simple dragon fruit pudding (dessert) recipe at home. Not only is it healthy, but it's absolutely delicious, too!

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Red dragon fruit pudding

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Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup dragon fruit
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Utensils

For Preparation:

• 4 medium bowls
• 1 small bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• chopping board
• knife
• potato masher or fork

For Cooking:

• pot
• cooking spoon or spatula

Cook Time

Instructions

1. Scrape out the flesh of the dragon fruit with a spoon. Set aside.
2. In a pot over medium heat, pour in the evaporated milk and water. Add the cornstarch and sugar. Mix until everything is dissolved.
3. Add vanilla extract and dragon fruit. Continue to cook while stirring until the mixture thickens.
4. Turn off the heat. Transfer dragon fruit pudding in a container.
5. Allow it to cool before serving.

Recipe Video: Dragon Fruit Pudding

Tips and Techniques

• For a firmer texture, reduce the amount of water.
• For a sweeter pudding, adjust the amount of sugar.

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Comments

Travel Chef (author) from Manila on April 01, 2020:

Hi Pamela,

If you love eating pudding, you'll surely love this dragon fruit pudding version. The dragon fruit flesh has sweet taste though it has grainy texture because of the seeds on it. Definitely worth trying.

Travel Chef (author) from Manila on April 01, 2020:

Hello Kyler,

As an alternative for a healthier option of sweetener, you can use honey to make your own homemade dragon fruit pudding.

Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on March 31, 2020:

I have never had dragon fruit but I think I would like it. This recipe sounds good to me.

Kyler J Falk from Corona, CA on March 31, 2020:

You had me up until adding sugar, trying to make me break my diet and get fat! I like dragon fruit in my protein shakes.