Mexican Chocolate Pudding

Name: Mexican Chocolate Pudding
Yield: Makes 6 Servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: large egg yolks, 2; bittersweet chocolate, 4 oz (125 g), finely chopped; pure vanilla extract, ½ tsp; low-fat (2%) milk, 2 cups(16 fl oz/500 ml); cornstarch, 2 Tbsp; ground cinnamon, ½ tsp; cayenne pepper, ⅛ tsp; light brown sugar, ¼ cup firmly packed (2 oz/60 g); salt, ⅛ tsp

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

About

Once you’ve tasted homemade chocolate pudding—and discovered how simple it is to prepare—you’ll never consider instant again. This version has the flavors of Mexican chocolate, imbued with cinnamon and just a hint of heat from cayenne.

Ingredients

light brown sugar, ¼ cup firmly packed (2 oz/60 g)

Method

In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, cayenne, and salt. Set aside.
In a saucepan, whisk together milk and egg yolks. Add brown sugar mixture and whisk to mix well. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula or a wooden spoon until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to bubble around edges