Cream of the Pop

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 5 hr
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Inactive: 4 hr 30 min
  • Cook: 10 min
  • Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pulse 3 cups of the caramel corn in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a medium saucepan; add the milk, heavy cream, sugar and salt and stir to dissolve. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and let steep 30 minutes.
  2. Whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch in a medium bowl until smooth; slowly pour in the milk-caramel corn mixture, whisking to combine. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture coats the spoon, about 8 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl to remove the ground caramel corn. Whisk in the butter and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Pour the mixture into 8 small bowls. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of each pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours. Top with the remaining caramel corn and the peanuts.