The Most Chocolate Pudding

Name: The Most Chocolate Pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 c.
Ingredients: 1 (4-ounce) bar bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 2 tbsp. butter; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 3/4 c. milk; 3/4 c. sugar; 1/4 c. cocoa; 3 tbsp. cornstarch; 1/4 tsp. salt; 3 egg yolks; 1/2 c. whipped cream (optional); 2 tbsp. chocolate shavings (optional)

By Cheryl SlocumPublished: Feb 15, 2007

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Charles Schiller

Yields:

4 c.

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Cal/Serv:

145

The three Ds of chocolate pudding are dense, dark, and delicious, so when baking, use high-quality chocolate with a cocoa-content of at least 50 percent.

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Ingredients

1 (4-ounce) bar bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup whipped cream (optional)
2 Tbsp. chocolate shavings (optional)

Directions

1. Step 1Combine chocolate, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl, and set aside. Heat milk in a medium saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Whisk sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt together in a bowl. Beat the yolks in a bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium, for 1 minute.
2. Step 2Reduce the mixer speed to low, and add the sugar mixture. Beat together until it resembles wet sand. Add half the hot milk, and whisk until blended.
3. Step 3Transfer the cocoa mixture to the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, while continuously whisking, until thickened, about 8 minutes. Strain into the bowl of chocolate. Let sit for 3 minutes before stirring smooth with a wooden spoon. Press a sheet of plastic wrap onto the surface of the pudding and chill for 2 hours before serving.
  
  Nutritional information is based on a 1/2-cup serving.