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National Chocolate Pudding Day!

Heather R. — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:20:41 +0000

Yay, it’s National Chocolate Pudding Day! You can even send an e-card.

I’ll admit that I have yet to make pudding from scratch. I’ve always used a packet for either the cooked type or instant, and of course they’ve always turned out great. But here is a recipe for making your own instant pudding mix!

Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
3 ounces Dutch-processed cocoa, approximately 1 cup
2 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/2 cup
6 ounces confectioners’ sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
1 1/2 ounces instant non-fat dry milk, approximately 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl or plastic container with a lid, combine the cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, instant non-fat dry milk, and salt. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Yield: 3 1/2 cups dry mix.

Preparation
1 3/4 cups Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix, recipe follows
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place 1 3/4 cups of dry pudding mix into a medium saucepan. Add milk and heavy cream and whisk to combine. Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil, continuously whisking gently. Reduce heat to low and cook for 4 minutes while continuing to whisk. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour the mixture through a sieve and into individual dishes or a 1 1/2-quart serving dish. Cover the surface of the pudding with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator to chill completely before serving, approximately 4 hours.

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You Want Me to Drink What, Exactly?

Heather R. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:38 +0000

This guest post was written by my friend Adrith:

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I have loved a cold glass of chocolate milk ever since I was a little girl. One of the few things that truly dismayed me about my developing lactose intolerance was the idea of giving that up.

I’ve been a picky eater about as long as I’ve loved chocolate milk. When my husband suggested I try soymilk, I thought he was out of his mind. But going without for long enough found me standing at a coffee shop on Fort Campbell, buying a single-serving carton of Silk chocolate soymilk and thinking that the worst that could happen was that I would be out my $1.50.

It wasn’t bad!

The Silk website has a section called “Cooking with Soy” that has some really delicious looking dessert recipes (I particularly want to try the chocolate pudding, as pudding is one of those things that is tricky for me). The 8th Continent site, at the time of this writing, has a $1.00 off coupon for anyone who might be, like I was, reluctant to try it.

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[image via Adrith. Thanks, Adrith!]

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Double Chocolate Pudding

Heather R. — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:47:55 +0000

I love everything about chocolate pudding. I love how it always hits the spot, I love how versatile and portable it is. I especially love how hard it is to screw up when you’re making it from scratch! Pudding cups and instant mixes work fine in a pinch, but if you’ve got a few extra minutes the taste of authentic pudding can’t be beat!

Double Chocolate Pudding

1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Pinch of salt
1 cup whole milk

1/2 ounce bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt in heavy medium 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.

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50 Ways Chocolate Can Keep You Warm This Autumn

Heather R. — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:16:50 +0000

Living in Vegas, we really don’t get a whole lot of autumn here. Seriously, it lasts about a week and then it’s just brown and a bit chilly. So for this month’s Home & Dining channel theme, we decided to focus on things to keep you warm during the autumn months — or weeks, in my case. So here are
50 Ways Chocolate Can Keep You Warm This Autumn:

More ‘50 Things’ around the Home & Dining Channel:
~ 50 ways to Keep Your Pet(s) Warm This Autumn
~ 50 Organizing Products to Add a Touch of Fall Color to Your Home
~ Hot Desserts, 50 Ways to Heat Up Your Autumn Evenings
~ 50 Awesome Crockpot Recipes to Keep You Warm (and Full!)
~ 50 Soul Warming Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Offbeat Architects
~ 50 Things You Can Do to Stay Warm this Autumn
~ 50 reasons why a Japanese winter is hot
~ 50 Warm-Up Cooking Gadgets
~ 50 Vegetable Recipes to Keep Warm This Season
~ 50 Drinks That Warm The Soul

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