Low Fat Chocolate Pudding For Two - Cook's Illustrated

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, preferably dutch-process
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 pinch table salt
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk (see header note)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in double boiler or microwave (microwave for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave for 15-second pulses, stirring after each, until melted).
• 2 combine cocoa, cornstarch, sugar and salt in medium saucepan, whisking to combine. add milk all at once and whisk to incorporate. add chocolate and whisk together.
• 3 place over medium heat and whisk constantly until smooth. once it boils, reduce to low and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heat-proof rubber spatula, being sure to scrape edges and corners of pan, for 2 minutes, until thick and glossy.
• 4 off heat, stir in vanilla. pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a heat-proof bowl. place a piece of plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding to prevent skin formation and refrigerate until cold, 4 hours or more. stir gently before dividing and serving.