soy milk question

13 years ago

I am going to make a chocolate pie tonight with a pudding mix that needs to be cooked,but all I have is soy milk...I never have real milk in the house.Has anyone here ever tried it and had success?

I have tried mixes with soy before and they never turn out

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mariend
13 years ago
Apparently Soy milk has sugar in it so you might have to adjust the recipe. Just google what you are looking for and I did find several receipes.
glenda_al
13 years ago
When cooking with soy milk, you have to be aware of how the sweeter flavor of soy milk will affect different recipes. For some recipes, such as cakes or cookies, the sweetness of soy milk may be beneficial, but in others, it has the potential to ruin the recipe entirely.

Aside from the difference in flavor that can affect a recipe when cooking with soy milk, another important factor to consider is that most brands of soy milk only contain about half the fat of whole milk. Because of this, soy milk is more watery than whole milk. Adding a bit of corn starch to the recipe to compensate will solve this problem. This is especially important when attempting to make recipes that need to set, such as a pie filling or a pudding. In such cases, it is recommended that you use a bit less soy milk and up to a 1/4 cup of corn starch.

Different brands of soy milk may also affect recipes differently. The variety of soy milk available in supermarkets these days all have subtle differences in taste, and sometimes even color. If color is not important to the recipe, then this doesn't matter, but if you are planning to make a white cream sauce, you can expect it to look more like a beige sauce when finished. It may not look very appealing.

To begin to cook with soy milk, it would be best to start out experimenting small, with various recipes, both savory and sweet. Cooking with soy milk works best in desserts and other recipes that are sweet. You can cook with soy milk in savory recipes as well, as long as the sweetness of the soy milk does not overpower the other savory ingredients. You may need to add a bit extra of the other ingredients in order to comp
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ont_gal
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13 years ago
thank you both

I made the pie.....it turned out PERFECT!!

The pudding mix(cooked) called for 3 c of regular milk..I used 2 cups of soy...added 4 marshmallows cut into 1/4's...after the pudding cooled some,I then whipped in the cream cheese.

Silky smooth and on a graham wafer crust...perfection!

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