Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Cow Milk?

[Mini Me Wanna~Be 56]

My husband is lactose intolerant so we usually have Soy or Almond milk in the house. I tried making SF Butterscotch pudding the other night with vanilla Almond Milk and it was runny and tasted gross.

What kind of milk do you all use to make pudding, mashed tators, Protein Shakes, etc. ???? any words of wisdom or help you can give me would be great. Thanks in advance :}

[Fallenangel2904 494]

I'm a recent almond milk convert myself and I love it! I buy unsweetened and vanilla (when I want a little treat) so yummy! I use it in all my cooking in place of milk, and it in Protein Shakes and it came out fine, but yet to use it in pudding- I was actually just wondering if you could use it to make pudding and If it would work.

[bakawaka 59]

I'm a recent almond milk convert myself and I love it! I buy unsweetened and vanilla (when I want a little treat) so yummy! I use it in all my cooking in place of milk, and it in Protein shakes and it came out fine, but yet to use it in pudding- I was actually just wondering if you could use it to make pudding and If it would work.

I tried to make pudding with soy milk. I was not successful, other than producing a thick liquid. However, that thick liquid did have a nice flavor!

[nviveros 3]

My nut recommended skim plus because its high in Protein. I but the one w/ Fiber cause i need all the fiber i can get it tastes like whole milk and I have no problem drinking it, Highly recommend!!

[enigmachik 403]

non-dairy milks don't work in pudding. It's the casein (animal protein) in milk that makes the pudding thicken. Without it, it really doesn't work.

[enigmachik 403]

although sometimes people will use half as much non-dairy milk with the pudding mix...and that makes it somewhat thicker, but it's really not the same. Perhaps you can try Lactaid?

[luckylady131 51]

Do you have any HEBs near you?

[Mini Me Wanna~Be 56]

I'm not sure what HEBs is, but we have nothing. I live in a small town we have a Smith's, Safeway & Walmart. for any health food type stores we have to go to Las Vegas.

@Fallenangel2904 do u the unflavored for cooking and the vanilla for your shakes?

@enigmachik I was thinking that but then my hubby will have to stay away from it.

Thanks all for your info :}

[enigmachik 403]

You could buy your hubby tofu pudding. It sounds weird, but it's quite tasty!

[elizabethowen79 34]

Coconut milk, it is higher in fat so I mix it with skim or almond milk. I did see a combo of coconut and almond milks in the same container.

[LadyK 164]

The same thing happened to me when I tried to make pudding with almond milk, because I am lactose intolerant as well. I use lactaid milk when I make pudding or cook something that requires milk, but I also take lactaid pills with it so there aren't any symptoms whatsoever, cause sometimes lactaid milk still gives me gas.

[MamaM 72]

What about rice milk? Another thought, what if you added egg white Protein to it? Wondering if that would thincken it up w/the alternative milks.

[MoreganK 164]

I drink all of those... but try to stick with skim milk as much as possible for the highter protien.

[enigmachik 403]

I love all the alternative milks and recommend any of them...they just don't really work for pudding. You really need the casein in order to thicken up the pudding. I wonder if the eggwhite idea would work. Someone should experiment and report back. haha.

[CarolinaGurl 17]

My household is lactose intolerant as well and I buy either Lactaid milk or just recently purchased the Walmart brand of Lactose Free Fat Free milk. Made some SF lemon pudding with it and it turned out delicious!