Chocolate Pudding

This chocolate pudding was ridiculous easy, silky and delicious.  I got the original recipe from an old post from Pietown and just did a few things differently (see below).  A seriously yummy treat for any party, or just to eat from a bowl.

Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• pinch of salt
• 2 2/3 cups skim milk
• 4 egg yolks, whisked
• 1 vanilla bean, split down the middle with seeds scraped or 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

To Do

1. Put sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt in medium saucepan, and mix together.
2. Add the milk and stir in the vanilla bean seeds and the bean.   Whisk until the mixture begins to come to a slow boil and thickens.  Continue to whisk for another few minutes and remove from heat.
3. Stir 1/2 cup of the milk mixture into the whisked egg yolks.  Add that mixture to the saucepan and bring it to a boil over continuing to stir.  Continue to whisk as it gently boils for about two minutes.
4. If you are using vanilla extract instead of the bean, add it now and stir.  Remove the mixture from heat, pour through a strainer and pour into separate cups (or one large bowl).  Cover the pudding with plastic wrap pressed to the top of the pudding and put in fridge to chill.
5. Serve plain or with whipped cream and berries.

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