When you’re searching for something sweet after lunch or dinner, homemade chocolate pudding will become your go-to dessert.
It’s important to note that homemade chocolate pudding can lack flavor if you don’t use enough chocolate, and it can even develop a grainy texture if there’s too much cocoa butter. But by using a modest amount of bittersweet chocolate paired with unsweetened cocoa and espresso powder, you can achieve maximum chocolate flavor.
Milk, heavy cream, and an egg yolk provide the silky smooth finish you’d expect for this luscious dessert.
Small-Batch Creamy Chocolate Pudding
Serves 2
Ingredients 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon espresso powder
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon table salt
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 large egg yolk
3/4 cup whole milk
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
1 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine Directions…