Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix, recipe follows
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place 1 3/4 cups of dry pudding mix into a medium saucepan. Add milk and heavy cream and whisk to combine. Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil, continuously whisking gently. Reduce heat to low and cook for 4 minutes while continuing to whisk. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour the mixture through a sieve and into individual dishes or a 1 1/2-quart serving dish. Cover the surface of the pudding with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator to chill completely before serving, approximately 4 hours.

Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix:

3 ounces Dutch-processed cocoa, approximately 1 cup

2 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/2 cup

6 ounces confectioners' sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups

1 1/2 ounces instant non-fat dry milk, approximately 1/2 cup

1 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl or plastic container with a lid, combine the cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, instant non-fat dry milk, and salt. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Yield: 3 1/2 cups dry mix