Healthy Deep Chocolate Pudding

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 7 ounces dark chocolate
• 2 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons splenda sugar blend for baking
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso (mix with milk)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 chop the chocolate into small pieces.
• 2 combine chocolate, 2 cups milk, cream, sugar/splenda, instant espresso granules, cocoa, and salt in a large saucepan.
• 3 stir vigourously using a whisk over medium heat and it is smooth and thick.
• 4 stir the remailning milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the chocolate mixture.
• 5 simmer for a minute whisking and scraping down the sides with a spatula until thick.
• 6 add the butter and vanilla and cook one more minute.
• 7 take it off the heat and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours until set firm.
• 8 use plastic wrap pressed onto surface of the pudding to avoid forming a skin.