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I am trying to make packets of instant pudding that do not need heating, in order to thicken the mix to form a cold dessert. Some sanity has to be found in my kitchen, as most foods are home cooked because of my allergies.

I have attempted to test rice paper and tapioca flour (Australian brand and Chinese or East Asian product), potato starch, and puffed amaranth breakfast cereal, thinking that some value or gel might result from my efforts. (It has not.)

Inquiries regarding pre-gelatinised products result in blunt dismissal, as those products here in Australia are reserved exclusively for medical reasons to celiacs or patients with problems swallowing, and supply is restricted to local chemists.

Is the supply of these products restricted by requirements for a doctor's prescription? If not, how or where can I obtain them?

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Yeah, what you want is UltraTex-3 (or possibly the 8 or UltraSperse variants), from National Starch. Willpowder carries them: http://www.willpowder.net/tapioca.html

You can make something very much like instant pudding from just about any liquid using this stuff, and it can be cold. No heating required. Works best with a stick blender.

Michael Natkin
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To expand on what others above have said, Ultratex is tapioca starch, specifically tapioca maltodextrin. I imagine maltodextrin must be available in Australia. Occasionally health food stores sell it.

If you go to khymos.org and search for the downloadable PDF 'Textures: A hydrocolloid recipe collection,' you will find within a whole bunch of different thickening products (both trade names and chemical names). Alternatively, simonjohnson.com.au carries the Texturas line of products from Albert and Ferran Adria, which includes a variety of thickening and gelling agents.

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Instant Clear Jel is your answer! It's a modified corn starch that gelatinizes even in cold liquid. It is very similar to what they use in the instant pudding mixes at the store. They sell it on Amazon as well as another site that can be purchased in bulk. Just make sure to buy the Instant, otherwise you'll have regular pudding.

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Clear-Jel-1-lb/dp/B00015UC52 http://www.theingredientstore.com/generalstore/product_details/310.htm (even comes with a recipe)

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I am trying to make packets of instant pudding that do not need heating, in order to thicken the mix to form a cold dessert.

In case it does not have to be "instant" you could also use flax or chia seeds as a wholesome alternative. However, depending on your desired thickness thickening might take quite some while.

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