EASY, RICH CHOCOLATE PUDDING

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This comes together in about the same time it takes to make pudding from a box and tastes infinitely better. It's my slightly lower-fat version of the Chocolate Pudding in the Best Recipe Cookbook. You can use more or less high-fat dairy products as you wish, but the richness of the final product will be affected.

Provided by Sass Smith

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup half-and-half
3 large egg yolks
2 cups 2% low-fat milk
6 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Melt chocolate in a saucepan or in the microwave and allow to cool slightly.
  • Sift cocoa, corn starch, sugar and salt together in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan.
  • Slowly whisk in the half and half, then the egg yolks, then the milk.
  • Stir in the chocolate (it will look curdled and clumped, but will melt together with cooking).
  • Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly and scraping the sides and bottom of the pot.
  • A splatter screen might be helpful here if your pot is not very deep.
  • As the pudding reaches the boiling point it will darken and thicken.
  • When it boils, reduce heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon for about two minutes, until it has reached the appropriate pudding consistency.
  • Stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Serve warm or chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.8, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 131.4, Sodium 172, Carbohydrate 40.1, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 26.9, Protein 9.3

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