Boxed cake mix is one of the most versatile and useful ingredients you can have in your pantry. Not only can you whip up a simple batch of cupcakes for a bake sale with it, or make a more ...

When you break it down, instant pudding mix is essentially sugar, flavoring, and modified cornstarch, so it makes sense that it works in a variety of desserts. Here’s how to use instant pudding ...

(Alternatively, use a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.) Add 1/4 cup instant banana cream pudding mix and beat on medium speed until thick, fluffy, and mousse-like, about 30 seconds more.

This moist, chocolatey cake tasted like she’d labored over it for hours, but Aunt Cindy had us all fooled. The batter came together in about 10 minutes, thanks to instant chocolate pudding mix.

It turns out I’m not alone in learning the value of instant pudding mix. This convenience product, which was created in the mid-1940s, has made its way into notable restaurants and bakeries ...