Important life lesson learned today: Instant Jello chocolate pudding does not set up when made with rice milk. Probably not with soy milk, I’m guessing, either. The Science of Instant Pudding did not have a definitive answer, but it seems to have something to do with the proteins present in animal milk that vegetable-based milks lack.

My pudding liquid tastes delicious, but what can I do with it other than drink it?