Chocolate pudding from scratch
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- ½ cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Put the sugar, cocoa powder and cornstarch into a medium saucepan.
- 2 whole egg yolks
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2½ cup whole milk
Add the egg yolks and heavy cream and whisk until smooth, then whisk in the whole milk to homogeneity.
- 4 oz chopped dark chocolate
Set over medium flame and whisk continually until steadily boiling, with even bubble coverage every time the whisking stops.
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp instant espresso powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Kill the heat and add the chopped dark chocolate, the unsalted butter, the espresso powder, the vanilla extract and the kosher salt; whisk until the chocolate and butter are melted.
Strain in case of cornstarch clumps or bits of coagulation.
- whipped cream
Pour evenly into serving ware, let it cool about 20 minutes or until it is not steaming, wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least four hours.