Hot Chocolate Pudding
Whisked together with a handful of store-cupboard staples, this Hot Chocolate Pudding is best served in your most whimsical cups with a swoop of crème fraîche on top or a scattering of cacao nibs for a bittersweet woodsy crunch.
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1½ tbsp cornstarch (reduce to 1 tbsp if you’d like a thinner consistency)
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
- Pinch of sea salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 70 gm dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 tbsp butter
- Cacao nibs (optional)
Instructions
- Add the milk to a pot on medium-low heat. Sift in the cocoa powder, sugar and cornstarch. Add a splash of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Continuously stir the mixture.
- Once the mixture simmering, add the chopped chocolate and butter. Continue whisking until the pudding thickens.
- Remove from heat and strain through a sieve to smoothen the texture (we don’t want any lumps!).
- Top with cacao nibs (optional but recommended). Or you could simply add a swoop of cream or crème fraîche on top.
