Double Chocolate Pudding |
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February is the month of love. This elegant, sexy dessert takes time to make, but it's perfect for your sweetie on Valentine's Day.
Warning: incredibly rich! |
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Ingredients:
6 extra-large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 Tbs good cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk (2% works well, as does whole milk)
1 ounce very good semisweet chocolate, chopped (I use Scheffen berger)
2 Tbs unsalted butter
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbs heavy cream
Instructions:
Using a mixer at medium-high speed, beat the egg yolks and sugar until light yellow and thick. On low speed, add the cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt. Bring the milk to a boil in a medium saucepan. Turn the mixer to low and slowly pour hot milk into chocolate mixture. Combine well, then pour the mixture back into the sauce pan. Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon, until thickened. If mixture begins to curdle, remove from heat and beat vigorously with whisk. Remove the pan from heat, add chocolate, butter, vanilla and heavy cream, and mix until chocolate and butter are melted.
Pour into large bowl. Place plastic wrap directly on top of pudding and chill thoroughly before serving.
I serve mine in pretty glass parfait glasses with whipped cream.
Yum!
February 2009