Deep Chocolate Pudding
(from Cookin'Cat’s recipe box)
This rich, creamy pudding calls for both dark chocolate and cocoa powder. For mocha pudding, heat milk and steep with 1/2 cup crushed coffee beans for 10 minutes. Strain and proceed with recipe.
Source: Country Living
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 7 ounces dark chocolate
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
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Chop the chocolate into very fine pieces. Combine chocolate, 1-3/4 cups milk, cream, sugar, cocoa, and salt in a large saucepan. Stir vigorously using a whisk over medium heat until mixture simmers and is smooth and thick.
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Stir the remaining 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the chocolate mixture. Simmer for a minute, whisking and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula. Add the butter and cook 1 more minute. Stir in vanilla.
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Serve pudding. Store, refrigerated, in an airtight container with plastic wrap pressed directly onto the pudding surface to prevent a skin from forming. (Makes 5 cups.)