Hot Chocolate Pudding
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 230
- Total Fat
- 8
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 33
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 28
- Protein
- 7
- Cholesterol
- 131
- Sodium
- 133
- Total: 4 hr 30 min
- Prep: 4 hr 20 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
4 1/2 cups whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup hot chocolate or cocoa mix, plus more for sprinkling
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
5 large egg yolks, beaten
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Whipped cream, for topping
Directions
- Heat 4 cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until steaming.
- Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, hot chocolate mix, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks and remaining 1/2 cup milk.
- Slowly add half of the hot milk to the egg mixture, whisking constantly until smooth. Gradually whisk the egg-milk mixture into the remaining hot milk in the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture has thickened to a pudding-like consistency, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Let the pudding cool slightly, stirring a few times to prevent a skin from forming. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding and refrigerate until it has completely cooled and thickened, about 4 hours.
- Before serving, whisk the pudding vigorously until it's smooth and creamy. Spoon into serving bowls and top with dollops of whipped cream and a sprinkling of hot chocolate mix.