Chocolate Pudding from Scratch

Made chocolate pudding 🍫- Ingredients: sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla beans, milk, corn starch, egg yolks, butter, semi sweet chocolate. So chocolatey and delicious. The cool whip cream at the end balances the rich, silky flavors. Enjoy.

Author: Alexis Avila, A Day in the Bite and Mercato

Recipe type: Pudding

Cuisine: dessert

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp. cornstarch
½ tsp. kosher allt
2.5 cups of whole milk
3 large egg yolks
3 oz. chopped bittersweet chocolate
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
whipped cream for serving
chocolate shavings for serving

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt. Then, slowly add the milk, whisking to combine.
Now turn the saucepan on medium heat and whisk until mixture comes to a boil, about five minutes.
Next, place the egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl and beat until light and frothy.
Slowly pour in about ½ cup hot cocoa mixture, whisking to combine and slowly pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan, whisking constantly.
Continue to whisk and return to medium heat. Whisk until thickened to a pudding-like consistency, about 3 minutes.
Take the saucepan off the heat and whisk in the chocolate, butter, and vanilla until smooth. If the mixture looks lumpy, strain through a fine mesh strainer.
Finally, pour into a large bowl and place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding.
Refrigerate until chilled, 2 hours.
Add whipped cream and chocolate shavings, optional .