Watermelon Pudding

Name: Watermelon Pudding
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon anise seeds; 6 servings Garnish: chopped shelled pistachios (not dyed red); white or dark chocolate shavings, removed with a vegetable peeler; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 79 milliliters heavy cream; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 liters coarsely chopped seeded watermelon (from a 4 1/2-lb piece, rind discarded)

Watermelon Pudding might be just the dessert you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 320 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. If you have anise seeds, chocolate shavings, watermelon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Purée watermelon in a blender until smooth, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart saucepan, pressing on pulp and then discarding any remaining solids.

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Watermelon

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Sauce Pan

Blender

Sieve

Ladle about 1/4 cup watermelon juice into a small bowl and stir in cornstarch until smooth.

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Corn Starch

Watermelon

Juice

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Ladle

Bowl

Bring remaining watermelon juice to a boil with 1/2 cup sugar and anise seeds, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir cornstarch mixture again, then whisk into boiling juice. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 minutes.

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Anise

Corn Starch

Watermelon

Juice

Sugar

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Whisk

Whisk in lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

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Whisk

Pour pudding through cleaned sieve into a bowl, then transfer to a wide 1-quart serving dish or 6 (2/3-cup) ramekins and chill, uncovered, until cold, about 30 minutes. Cover loosely and chill until set, at least 3 hours.

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Ramekin

Sieve

Bowl

Just before serving, beat cream with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks. Top pudding with whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream