Silky*-chocolate Pudding I Made It

Silky*-chocolate Pudding

pointsevenout 8 years ago

Recipe by Cookingcrazy: Silky Chocolate Pudding

Has a nice chocolate flavor.
I'm not sure about the way the ingredients are assembled. I always thought that, in a custard, the eggs are tempered into the mix and used as a thickening agent. Well, in this recipe the eggs are tempered into the pudding AFTER it has been thickened with cornstarch and off of the oven. I'm sure there is enough residual heat to cook the eggs.
The pudding, when cooled, pulls cleanly away from the side of the container.
Regardless, mother likes it to sooth her craving.
My pics came out blurry, sorry.

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mommyluvs2cook 8 years ago said:

I have never tried making pudding from scratch, only the box back in the day. Bri loves chocolate pudding, so I'd like to make it for her one day :)

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pointsevenout 8 years ago said:

Forgot to mention, I doubled the recipe. It made 4 stemless wine goblets half-full.

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bakerme 8 years ago said:

Points, I'm sure there's a whole baking science answer to what the eggs do, but I don't know it. What I *do* know is that homemade pudding is super easy to make and tastes *much* better than the boxed stuff!

Mommyluvs2cook, since there are no exotic ingredients involved, I bet you already have everything on hand to whip some up. If you have any espresso powder on hand, add a pinch to enhance the flavor - yum!

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pointsevenout 8 years ago said:

Yes, espresso works well to deepen the chocolate flavor, and so does a star of anise. But you have to remove the star before pouring into their molds. I didn't do either.

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bakerme 8 years ago said:

Points, I bet it was still good! Here's a question for all you homemade pudding makers. How do you keep a "skin" from forming on the pudding? I place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the still warm pudding, but when I remove it, it takes the top layer of pudding with it! Any other ideas??

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frankieanne 8 years ago said:

That sounds so good! I've never made homemade pudding.

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bakerme 8 years ago said:

Oh, Frankie, it's so easy and tastes so much better that you'll have to try it some time!

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pointsevenout 8 years ago said:

If you spritz the plastic with a little Pam, it won't take off the top layer.

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bakerme 8 years ago said:

Points, thanks for the tip! I'll try it next time I make pudding. :)

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Karen_B 8 years ago said:

I haven't made homemade pudding since high school! This looks really good - will have to try again. :)

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pointsevenout 8 years ago said:

Going to have to dig out the instructions for my camera. Still getting blurry pics.
Had a portion of the pudding today. It's good stuff. My fridge is on the blink so I'm trying to get out all the stuff that would spoil.
Pudding, lucky me!

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