Chocolate And Walnut Pudding Food

EASY FOUR-LAYER CHOCOLATE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place flour in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Press onto bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until light golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; fold in 1 carton whipped topping. Spread over crust. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Gently spread over cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks and remaining walnuts. Refrigerate until cold., Cut into bars. Just before serving, drizzle with chocolate syrup.

CHOCOLATE BUDINO WITH CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Candied Walnuts:
• Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, swirling occasionally to dissolve sugar. As soon as the sugar is dissolved, add walnuts and bring syrup back up to a simmer. Cook, swirling saucepan occasionally for even cooking, until walnuts look slightly translucent and are softened, 30-35 minutes.
• Drain walnuts in a mesh sieve and arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Sprinkle walnuts with salt.
• Place a rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 300°F. Bake walnuts in oven, stirring once or twice, until well browned, 15-18 minutes. Let cool, then break up into small pieces.
• Budino and assembly:
• Place chocolate in a medium bowl; set aside. Bring cream and milk to a bare simmer in a large saucepan and remove from heat.
• Vigorously whisk egg yolks and sugar in another medium bowl until pale yellow and sugar is dissolved (rub between fingers to check), about 2 minutes.
• Gradually pour cream mixture into egg yolk mixture, whisking vigorously. Immediately pour egg yolk mixture into saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula and making sure to get into the corners of the pan, until an instant-read thermometer registers 175°F (custard should be thick enough to coat a spoon; do not let it simmer or allow thermometer to go above 180°F).
• Pour custard over reserved chocolate and let sit until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender or a whisk, blend until emulsified (if using a whisk, you may want to strain budino through a fine-mesh sieve after to ensure a silky texture). Add kosher salt and 1 Tbsp. oil to chocolate mixture and blend to incorporate.
• Divide budino evenly among six 8-12-oz. glasses. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Top each budino with candied walnuts, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper, and drizzle with a little oil. Serve with scoops of gelato if desired.
• Do Ahead
• Walnuts can be candied 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Budinos (without toppings) can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

CHOCOLATE-WALNUT PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine sugar and water in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil syrup without stirring until deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally. Divide caramel among six 3/4-cup custard cups.
• Finely grind chocolate and walnuts in processor. Transfer to large bowl. Combine sweetened condensed milk and milk in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil. Pour over chocolate mixture. Stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in egg.
• Divide chocolate mixture among cups. Place cups in large baking pan. Add enough hot water to baking pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake until puddings are set, about 45 minutes. Remove from water. Chill until cold. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Using small knife, cut around sides of puddings. Invert onto plates, allowing caramel syrup to run over sides.

CHOCOLATE AND WALNUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F, 180C, gas mark 4.
• Sift the first 5 ingredients into a mixing bowl, and in a separate bowl whisk together the melted butter, eggs and vanilla essence.
• Stir this into the dry ingredients and add the chopped walnuts. Pour this mixture into a buttered baking dish.
• Mix together brown sugar and cocoa powder with a fork. Gradually whisk in the hand hot water, then pour over the pudding.
• Place the pudding in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the pudding has risen and is firm in the middle.
• Before serving, sprinkle the top with some icing sugar.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA WALNUT PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan and set aside.
• For the batter: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cocoa powder. Add the walnuts. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, butter and chopped chocolate, stirring until the butter and chocolate have just melted.
• Remove from the heat, then add the chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients, add the vanilla extract and egg and mix thoroughly to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• For the topping: In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder and coffee, and bring it to a boil while whisking constantly until the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the liquid over the cake batter.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the cake is set in the middle; the pudding may be visible around the edges.
• Spoon the pudding cake into individual bowls and serve warm.

WALNUT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet, combine sugar, flour and baking soda; cook and stir over medium heat until light brown. Reduce heat to low; gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in nuts. Pour into two serving dishes. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream and walnuts if desired.