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Dark Chocolate Cherry Pudding

Silky, deep chocolate pudding with sweet cherries folded into the warm base for a juicy, fruity bite in every spoonful.

Dark Chocolate Cherry Pudding

Ingredients

  • 2⅓ cups (550 ml)560 gWhole milk
  • 1⅔ cups pitted250 gSweet cherrieshalved
  • ⅓ cup65 gGranulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup28 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup30 gCornstarch
  • 3½ tbsp35 gSemisweet chocolate chips
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt

Steps

  1. Halve the cherries and set them aside; set out four serving cups.
  2. In a medium saucepan off the heat, whisk together the sugar, the unsweetened cocoa powder, the cornstarch and the salt until no lumps remain.
  3. Whisk in about a quarter of the whole milk to make a smooth paste, then whisk in the remaining three quarters of the whole milk.
  4. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and thickens, about 6 to 8 minutes; let it bubble gently for 1 minute more.
  5. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chocolate chips and the vanilla until the chocolate melts and the pudding is glossy.
  6. Fold in the halved cherries.
  7. Divide the pudding among the four cups, press plastic wrap onto the surface of each, and chill until set and cold, at least 3 hours, before serving.

Contains: Milk. Some brands contain soy.

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