Chocolate Pudding

Name: Chocolate Pudding
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 servings Garnishes: toasted sliced almonds, chocolate shavings; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 473 milliliters fat-free milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 79 milliliters unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters thawed reduced-fat frozen whipped topping

Need a gluten free dessert? Chocolate Pudding could be a tremendous recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 480 calories. This recipe serves 5. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of sugar, 2 semisweet chocolate baking bar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk together milk, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture is hot. Gradually whisk 1/3 cup hot milk mixture into egg.

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Corn Starch

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Whisk egg mixture into remaining hot milk mixture.

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Milk

Egg

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Whisk

Cook, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until mixture thickens.

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Whisk

Remove from heat, and add chopped chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Pour mixture into a glass bowl.

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Bowl

Place heavy-duty plastic wrap directly on warm mixture (to prevent a film from forming), and chill 2 hours or until pudding is completely cool.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spoon 1/2 cup pudding into each of 5 individual serving dishes, and top each with 1 Tbsp. whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping

Garnish, if desired.

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Whisk together milk, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt, adding 1 Tbsp. instant espresso to milk mixture. Proceed with recipe as directed. Per 1/2 cup: Calories 260; Fat 3g (sat 8g, mono 4g, poly 1g); Protein 4g; Carb 5g; Fiber 7g; Chol 44mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 123mg; Calc 207mg

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Instant Espresso

Corn Starch

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Raspberry-Chocolate Pudding: Prepare pudding as directed through Step Microwave 1/3 cup raspberry jam in a small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 30 seconds or until melted. Spoon 1 Tbsp. melted jam into bottom of each individual serving dish, and top each with 1/2 cup pudding and 1 Tbsp. whipped topping. Stir 1 tsp. water into remaining melted jam, and drizzle 1/2 tsp. jam mixture on top of whipped topping on each pudding.

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Whipped Topping

Raspberry Jam

Chocolate

Raspberries

Water

Jam

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Microwave

Bowl

Garnish with fresh raspberries, if desired. Per 1/2 cup: Calories 312; Fat 3g (sat 8g, mono 4g, poly 1g); Protein 3g; Carb 1g; Fiber 7g; Chol 44mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 123mg; Calc 206mg

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Raspberries