
Chocolate Mint Pudding
Ingredients
- 3 cups fat-free milk
- ½ cup packed fresh mint leaves
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- .13 tsp salt
- 3 large egg yolks lightly beaten
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
- Mint sprigs
Instructions
- Heat milk over medium-high heat in a small, heavy saucepan to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Remove from heat; add mint. Let stand 15 minutes; strain milk mixture through a sieve into a bowl, reserving milk. Discard solids. Return milk to pan; stir in sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt. Return pan to medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk until mixture thickens.
- Place egg yolks in a medium bowl; gradually add half of hot milk mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add egg mixture to pan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook 1 minute or until thick. Remove from heat; add vanilla and chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts. Pour pudding into a bowl; cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Chill. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutrition
Sodium: 59mgCalcium: 179mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin A: 539IUSugar: 32gFiber: 2gPotassium: 314mgCholesterol: 101mgCalories: 241kcalSaturated Fat: 3gFat: 6gProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 40gIron: 1mg
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