a craving hit but all i had was hot cocoa mix and heavy whipping cream… gradually whisked some of the cream into the powder and it made a moussey, puddingy, delicious chocolate treat. i made it the next day again. bet it would slap frozen. sometimes i eat chocolate syrup on a spoon
wanted a sweet treat and found a pudding recipe with ingredients I have so I went to work. after 5 minutes of whisking and wondering when it would thicken it went from liquid to pudding within seconds so I think there may have been some divine intervention there. overall excellent use of free will
ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups milk (it said half and half but it said any milk works, half and half is just richer)
- 1tsp vanilla extract
instructions:
1. add sugar, cocoa powder, and cornstarch to a small pot and stir to combine
2. add milk and vanilla extract to the pot, turn on medium heat, and whisk until it begins to simmer and thickens to a pudding consistency
3. remove from heat and serve warm or refrigerate until cool and serve
the only thing I wish I'd done is added some salt while it was cooking (i added it after and it turned out fine!!) and used half and half but still very good for if you're in a pinch and just want something sweet :))
such a cute thing to do for yourself, sometimes ill make a big batch at night, drink some of it, then store the rest in a pitcher in the fridge to make a mocha with the next few mornings.