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Nothing beats homemade chocolate pudding. I remember stirring the pot of chocolate pudding (from a box) on the stove anticipating the dessert we would have after dinner. Occasionally, we would have from-scratch-pudding, and that was a treat!In Dorie’s version, the food processor does a bulk of the work. The pot leads by heating the milk and sugar, similar to a sugar syrup.
While the pot heats the milk, the food processor follows by preparing some key ingredients. It whizzes the dry ingredients to remove any lumps in the cocoa and cornstarch. It blends the sugar, eggs, and a bit of milk. And then it mixes the dry ingredients with the sugar/egg mixture.
After the pot has heated the milk, the food processor takes the lead by blending the hot milk with the sugar/egg/dry ingredient mixture.
Then, it’s back to the pot to thicken. Finally, the food processor finishes the job by blending the chocolate chunks, butter, and vanilla. This dance between the pot and the food processor results in a silky, smooth pudding.
I found some roasted cocoa beans awhile ago at a chocolate boutique in Ottawa called Truffle Treasures and have been waiting for the right dessert to use it with, and this was it. A sprinkle of this bitter chocolate on top was perfect!“the food processor is like an insurance policy that makes sure the texture is smooth” ~ Dorie Greenspan ~
Recipe
You can find the recipe for Chocolate Pudding in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. Dorie has also published the recipe on her blog. To see how the rest of the TWD group fared with this week's recipe, click here and then click on each blogger! Thanks to Melissa of It’s Melissa’s Kitchen who chose the recipe for this week..jpg)
Tasting NotesChocolate
Cool
Homey
Comforting
Delicious
Recipe for Next Week (July 22)
Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler on page 415 chosen by Melissa of Amanda from Like Sprinkles on a Cupcake.
45 comments:
My mom always served homemade pudding hot, so eating it cold was a total change for me. Love the cups you used! Your pudding looks delicious.
I love the tasting notes (so true!) and ground cocoa beans sound like a wonderful accent. Fabulous.
You just have the most phenomenal presentation ever! And I love that you used real cocoa beans on top. Delicious!
Mmmmm... that looks so good. And your raspberries look like hearts. A very romantic dessert indeed.
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i love the mini shot glass servings! such a cute idea, and i'm sure the raspberry went really well with it. love your pics :)
Lovely...those little raspberries on there really set it off. Great photos and post, as always. Did you make this on the camping trip? I can so see you doing this, you are such a kitchen wizard.
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Wow, what fantastic additions and toppings! I bet that was intense.
Oh that looks so dark and chocolaty!
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
OK, and how seriously adorable is your pudding? Very I'd say! I love your little cups!
Your photos are awesome, and the pudding looks so cute in the little candle holders (if that's not what those glasses are, then I've got a great idea for my next dessert!).
those are so cute shari..i love them! are they actually little ramekin style glasses or VOTIVE holders?! super fab. and this was an amazing recipe!
Yum! It looks delicious.
Those look amazing! My soup was tasty, but that makes we want to try it again.
Those have got to be the cutest little cups/containers I have ever seen! Really adorable. I want to dive in!
The shot glasses are perfect. Love the presentation.
fabulous little glasses. i love the raspberry on top. great job.
Love your adorable pudding shots (and great portion control)!
Woot a cocoa bean supply in Ottawa! Thanks!
Hehe I did notice the pudding too, it looks great. :-)
Just lovely. I made it last night and will hopefully post it before midnight tonight! The smooth chocolaty texture took me way back!
Chocolate and raspberry = delicious!
I like your serving cups.
Your pudding looks awesome! I love how the raspberries on top look like little red hearts. Reminds me of Valentines :)
All I have to say is... wow.
What lovely little cups your delicious chocolate pudding is presented in. I love the raspberries as a garnish.
I just want to say, I'm so proud and glad that the blog roll is growing!! I'm a bit too busy at the moment to participate, but I really love reading about what everyone is doing with one of my favorite cookbooks! Yay Cordon Bleu! :)
I used the raspberry + chocolate combo too. I love how you served them in the small glasses. They look nice!
Beautiful! Love the descriptions and the photos...I have to get my pics up tomorrow, everything is setting now.
Carrie
yum! It looks delicious! Great job!
I really like the glasses that you used. Your pudding looks delicious, great job!
Oh, I love your presentation. How did you get the pudding to look so smooth on top? It looks wonderful. And those heart-shaped raspberries! Great job.
It looks beautiful! Great job.
absolutely beautiful photos as always. i loved this recipe!
Mmmm, your pudding looks picture perfect! Great job :)
beautiful pictures.. mouth watering chocolate pudding:-) I wish I could have them right away...
I like the tasting notes :) Your pudding looks delicious, and I like the glasses you served it in :)
sorry I didn't get around to you yesterday!! these look so cute in their little glasses!!
love your tasting notes, nothing more needs to be said! great looking pudding, love the little glasses they are in!
Wow, those tiny puddings with the raspberry on top are so darling!
I love the look of the puddings served in a shot glass! Great idea. :)
I am loving it:) It looks so delicious! And the presentation is beautiful! I haven't made a home made pudding for a long time.
lovely presentation! the raspberries look like little hearts lying on top like that!
Your little cups are so cute and I love the raspberries on the top of the pudding. I look forward to your post next week!
Your pudding cups look absolutely delicious! Beautiful job.
Your mini chocolate pudding cups are absolutely adorable. And I love the idea of adding ground cocoa beans.
wow! that looks so good! i love chocolate pudding! beautiful pictures as always! :)
Thanks again to everyone for stopping by and leaving a comment. Things have been super busy and blogging has taken more of a backseat lately...sigh... As for the shot glasses I used, they are votive containers - Mara wins the prize! :) And they were the perfect portion!
-Shari
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