Double Chocolate Pudding Cups Food

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks and sugar until light yellow and thick in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on medium-high speed. On low speed, add the cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt. Bring the milk to a boil in a medium saucepan and, with the mixer on low, slowly pour the hot milk into the chocolate mixture. Combine well, then pour the mixture back into the pan.
• Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon, until thickened. If the mixture begins to curdle, remove it from the heat and beat it vigorously with a wire whisk. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, and mix until the chocolate and butter are melted.
• Pour into serving bowls. Place plastic wrap directly on the top of the pudding, and chill thoroughly.

DIRT DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes; let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Gradually stir into cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. , Spread 1-1/3 cups crushed cookies into an ungreased 13x9-in. dish. Layer with half the pudding mixture and half the remaining cookies. Repeat layers. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with shaved white chocolate if desired.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING WITH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk granulated sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt in a medium pan. Whisk in milk and yolks. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking, until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and butter; whisk until melted.
• Pour pudding through a sieve into a heatproof bowl set in an ice-water bath. To prevent a skin from forming, press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cold and set, about 40 minutes (up to 2 days).
• Whip cream and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. Divide cold pudding among 4 bowls, and serve with whipped cream.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually whisk in 1 cup of the cream until smooth, then whisk in the remaining 1 cup cream. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about 5 minutes. Continue to whisk and boil for 1 minute.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate and vanilla. Let stand for 5 minutes until the chocolate is melted, then stir gently until the pudding is smooth. (Do not stir too much or the pudding might thin out.)
• Divide the pudding among 6 small dessert dishes. Let cool for about 20 minutes to serve warm and soft, or chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.

CREAMY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan whisk together the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt.
• Add in the half and half and whipping cream.
• set the saucepan over medium heat and cook whisking constantly until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil (this should take about 5 minutes).
• Remove from heat and add in vanilla and gently add in the milk chocolate chips and vanilla (do not mix completely) let stand for 5 minutes, the mix until the chocolate is completely mixed in (do not stir to much or the pudding will thin out).
• Divide the mixture into 3 or four small dessert dishes.
• Chill until cold (you might want to cover each dish with plastic wrap).

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the milk and sugar in a saucepan or skillet and bring to a boil. Add the rice, and let boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally so the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Put the chocolate in a bowl with a strainer on top; strain the hot rice milk over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate is melted, thick and slightly cooled. Stir in the rice, and serve warm. (Will keep in the fridge for 3 days.)

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt in heavy saucepan.
• Gradually add half of milk, whisking until mixture is smooth.
• Whisk in remaining milk.
• Continue whisking over medium heat until pudding thickens and comes to boil, about 5 minutes.
• Continue to boil 1 minute longer, whisking constantly.
• Remove pudding from heat.
• Add chocolate and vanilla, whisk until chocolate melts and pudding is smooth.
• Divide between 2 dessert dishes.
• Cool puddings in freezer 20 minutes and serve.

DAIRY-FREE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place six 4- to 6-ounce heatproof serving dishes on a rimmed baking sheet and make room for that baking sheet in your refrigerator.
• In a small bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of the almond milk with the cornstarch to combine. When the mixture is well combined, transfer it to a medium pot and whisk in the remaining 1 1/2 cups almond milk.
• Whisk the maple syrup, cocoa powder and fine sea salt into the almond milk and bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly. The mixture will begin to bubble slightly around the edges and noticeably thicken, 2 to 3 minutes. When it does, remove the pot from the heat and stir in the chocolate and vanilla extract until they are both fully incorporated.
• Spoon or pour the pudding into the serving dishes. Cover each pudding with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly onto the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate the puddings until chilled, from 2 hours up to 5 days.
• Once the puddings are chilled, top with flaky salt. Serve immediately.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks and sugar until light yellow and thick in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on medium-high speed.
• On low speed, add the cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt.
• Bring the milk to a boil in a medium saucepan and, with the mixer on low, slowly pour the hot milk into the chocolate mixture.
• Combine well, then pour the mixture back into the pan.
• Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon, until thickened.
• If the mixture begins to curdle, remove it from the heat and beat it vigorously with a wire whisk.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, and mix until the chocolate and butter are melted.
• Pour into serving bowls.
• Place plastic wrap directly on the top of the pudding (to prevent a skin on top of pudding), and chill thoroughly.