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Rich Chocolate Pudding

By
Andrew Chase
  • Kid-friendly
  • Heart-healthy
  • Low sodium
  • Low fat
This luxurious pudding is inspired by the rich egg yolk–enriched demitasse chocolate served in colonial-style restaurants in the Philippines. Heating and stirring the pudding slowly ensures a perfect consistency, but definitely makes this a labour of love. If you use a metal rather than a Pyrex or ceramic bowl, the pudding will thicken more quickly, but watch your heat and ensure that the bottom of the bowl is at least 1 inch/2.5 cm above the simmering water.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups  (750 mL)  whole goat's milk
  • 1 stick cinnamon or 1/2 tsp/2 mL cinnamon
  • 4 cardamom pods, crushed, or 1/2 tsp/2 mL ground cardamom
  • 12 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup  (125 mL)  granulated sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 6 oz  (175 g)  bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Preparation

In saucepan, combine milk, cinnamon and cardamom; heat just until bubbles appear around edge. Remove from heat; cover and let steep for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in heatproof bowl, with wooden spoon, beat together yolks, sugar and salt until ribbons form when spoon is lifted.

Over medium heat, bring milk mixture just to boil, then remove from heat; add chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Strain through cheesecloth-lined fine sieve into egg mixture, stirring until thoroughly combined.

Place bowl over saucepan of gently simmering water; stirring slowly and constantly with wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, cook until pudding thickly coats spoon and begins to mound, 30 to 40 minutes.

Let cool on rack, stirring, for 5 minutes; cover surface directly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until completely cooled, 3 to 4 hours, or for up to 2 days.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

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