Dark Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
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¾ cup sugar
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3 tablespoon cornstarch
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2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
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3 cup half-and-half, light cream, or milk
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1 tablespoon butter
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2 teaspoon vanilla
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¼ teaspoon salt
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8 ounce bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
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Whipped cream (optional)
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Unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
Directions
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In a large saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder. Whisk in half-and-half. Cook and slowly stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.
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Remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir in chocolate until melted. Pour into 8 individual serving bowls. Cover surface with plastic wrap and chill up to 24 hours. If desired, top with whipped cream and additional cocoa powder.
Whipped Cream Heart:
If desired, tint whipped cream light pink with food coloring. Dollop two spoonfuls onto the pudding and use the back of a spoon to smooth it into a heart.
Boozy Chocolate Pudding
To make your dark chocolate pudding a boozy chocolate pudding, add ¼ to ½ cup Chambord (raspberry liqueur) and decrease the half-and-half by the same amount.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 363 | Calories |
| 23g | Fat |
| 42g | Carbs |
| 5g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 363 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 23g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium 123mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrate 42g | 15% |
| Total Sugars 34g | |
| Protein 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin C 0.8mg | 1% |
| Calcium 111mg | 9% |
| Iron 2.3mg | 13% |
| Potassium 291mg | 6% |
| Folate, total 3.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.