Chocolate Pudding

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 35 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

For the Pudding:

2 large egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

3 cups whole milk

5 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For the Cinnamon Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Make the pudding: Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl.
  2. Combine the milk, chocolate and salt in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the chocolate melts. Gradually pour the hot chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour back into the saucepan and stir until thick, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, then divide among 6 to 8 dessert cups or dishes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
  3. Meanwhile, make the cinnamon cream: Whip the cream with the sugar in a bowl until it just holds soft peaks; fold in the cinnamon. Serve with the pudding.

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Anonymous

I love this recipe! I’ve made it as a chocolate pie and as just plain pudding. It’s incredibly easy and will make you never want instant pudding again. The first time I made it we all found it to be too sweet. So the second time I made it I cut the sugar down to 1 cup. It was better, but I thought still too sweet. And I don’t shy away from sugar! I just made this again last night as a chocolate pie for a dinner party and I cut the sugar down to 3/4 cup and for me, this is now perfect. For reference, I use Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate. Even with the bittersweet chocolate I find 1.5 cups sugar to be way too much, but everyone will have their own preference for sweetness. <br /><br />*I’ve also made this with a few teaspoons of Medaglia D'Oro espresso powder thrown in and I think that adds a lovely dimension to the chocolate flavor. <br /><br />Enjoy!

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