Royal Instant Pudding, Chocolate

Royal Instant Pudding, Chocolate is the quick, kitschy dessert mix you’ll spot stacked on the baking aisle shelves alongside cake mixes, gelatin and other boxed dessert mixes. Packaged as a small 2.03 oz powder packet in bright, kid-friendly graphic boxes, it leans into convenience and family rituals — instant chocolate pudding for after-school snacks, last-minute potlucks, or pie fillings at the holidays. The brand reads like a classic pantry staple: inexpensive, familiar and marketed toward busy households who want a fast, sweet finish to a meal. The label leans on playful dessert imagery and mentions “artificial flavor” and “produced with genetic engineering”; it does not carry organic or “all-natural” claims, and the ingredient list is dotted with additives, colors and artificial sweeteners rather than simple, whole-food ingredients. In plain terms it’s a highly processed powdered mix built from isolated ingredients, stabilizers and preservatives. Sensory expectations are of a smooth, silky, glossy chocolate custard after whisking with milk and chilling — spoonable, slightly gelatinous, and sweet, with the artificial chocolate note many associate with boxed puddings. Parents often use it as a quick treat for kids, or as a building block in layered desserts and pies; the ritual of whisking, pouring into cups and chilling is part of its appeal. Royal positions itself as practical and nostalgic rather than premium — an every‑day convenience item that trades culinary authenticity for speed, uniform texture and shelf-stable simplicity.