Healthy Deep Chocolate Pudding Recipes

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place almond milk, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over low heat. Stir together until thick and smooth, about 10 minutes.

DEEP CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place sugar in a large bowl. Sift over it the cornstarch, cocoa and salt. Add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir the mixture to make a thick paste. Lightly beat the egg yolks, then add these to the cornstarch mixture, whisking to blend well. Wrap a damp towel around the base of the bowl to prevent it from sliding around when the scalded milk is added.
• Meanwhile, in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan, combine the remaining 2 cups milk and the cream. Bring these just to the boil, then remove the pot from the heat. Pour a small amount of the hot liquid into the cornstarch-cocoa mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to whisk the milk-cream mixture into the bowl gradually, until all of the liquid has been incorporated, and the mixture is smooth. Rinse out the pot used to scald the milk and the cream, but don't dry it: this will help prevent the pudding from scorching on the bottom. Pour the custard into the clean pot and add the vanilla.
• Have ready a clean mesh sieve over a medium sized bowl. Return the pot to the stove and stir with a wooden spoon over low to medium-low heat until the custard thickens, about 5 to 7 minutes. It should approach but never quite reach, a boil and be about the consistency of mayonnaise when it's done. This custard behaves strangely, you may fear something has gone terribly wrong, but press on! It will get increasingly lumpy to the point where, just as it reaches the right thickness, it will seem downright chunky: never mind! Quickly remove the pot from the element and pour through the sieve into the clean bowl, pressing the custard through with a rubber spatula.
• Add the finely chopped or grated chocolate in 2 additions, stirring gently with a clean wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the chocolate is melted smoothly into the pudding. Spoon the pudding into 6 to 8 serving dishes or goblets and chill at least 6 hours or overnight. If you like the pudding with no skin on the top, press plastic wrap onto the surface of the warm pudding in the serving dishes. If a skin on your chocolate pudding makes you happily nostalgic, wait until the puddings are cold before covering. The pudding can be made up to 2 days ahead of time.
• Serve just as it is, or with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream for a truly decadent dessert.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Healthy Chocolate Pudding Recipe: Heat the 2 cups milk of choice in a saucepan with the salt, cocoa powder, and sweetener. Meanwhile, whisk the cornstarch and 1/2 cup milk in a small bowl until dissolved. When the 2 cups milk are warm, add the cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir constantly for 2 minutes. Lower to a simmer for an additional minute, then turn off the heat. Once the heat is off, stir in the vanilla and broken-up chocolate pieces until the chocolate melts. Transfer the pudding to the refrigerator to thicken. It gets thicker the longer it sits and will be ready to consume after a few hours or overnight. *Note: I've not tried arrowroot and have only tried this recipe with Dutch cocoa powder so can't vouch for the taste if regular unsweetened cocoa powder is used in its place. But you are always free to experiment!View Nutrition Facts

EASY, RICH CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in a saucepan or in the microwave and allow to cool slightly.
• Sift cocoa, corn starch, sugar and salt together in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• Slowly whisk in the half and half, then the egg yolks, then the milk.
• Stir in the chocolate (it will look curdled and clumped, but will melt together with cooking).
• Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly and scraping the sides and bottom of the pot.
• A splatter screen might be helpful here if your pot is not very deep.
• As the pudding reaches the boiling point it will darken and thicken.
• When it boils, reduce heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon for about two minutes, until it has reached the appropriate pudding consistency.
• Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Serve warm or chilled.

HEALTHY DEEP CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Chop the chocolate into small pieces.
• Combine chocolate, 2 cups milk, cream, sugar/splenda, instant espresso granules, cocoa, and salt in a large saucepan.
• Stir vigourously using a whisk over medium heat and it is smooth and thick.
• Stir the remailning milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the chocolate mixture.
• Simmer for a minute whisking and scraping down the sides with a spatula until thick.
• Add the butter and vanilla and cook one more minute.
• Take it off the heat and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours until set firm.
• Use plastic wrap pressed onto surface of the pudding to avoid forming a skin.