Chocolate Mint Pudding

Chocolate pudding is an all-time classic. But mint chocolate pudding? It’s everything the original gave you and more. With this cool, creamy, cocoa concoction, your taste-buds will be dancing all night long.



INGREDIENTS:



-3 cups fat-free milk


-½ cup packed fresh chocolate mint leaves (about ½ oz)

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⅔ cup sugar


-¼ cup cornstarch

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3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa

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⅛ tsp salt

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3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten


-½ tsp vanilla extract

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2 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped


-Mint sprigs (chocolate or regular)

HOW-TO:


1. Heat milk over medium-high heat in a small, heavy saucepan to 180°F, or until tiny bubbles form around the edge—do not boil! Remove from heat, and add chocolate mint. Let stand 15 minutes.

2. Strain milk mixture through a sieve into a bowl, reserving milk, and discard solids. Return milk to pan, and stir in sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt. Then, return pan to medium heat, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk until mixture thickens.

3. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl. Gradually add half of the hot milk mixture to yolks, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add egg mixture to pan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thick—about 1 minute.  

4. Remove from heat. Then, add vanilla and chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts.

5. Pour pudding into a bowl, and cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Chill.

6. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.