Chocolate Pudding – TWD
Me and Chocolate Pudding are best good friends. So Melissa of It’s Melissa’s Kitchen really picked a good one when she chose this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie selection.
A few years ago, I was eating a cup of Jell-O chocolate pudding every single day for months straight. I do that sometimes. I’ll get obsessed with a certain food and eat it day in and day out. So, there’s no doubt that I like chocolate pudding. A lot. I’ve never made it from scratch before although I’ve made plenty of chocolate mousse at home.
This recipe was super easy, but I will say that reading it all the way through before beginning would have been helpful. Going into it blindly and trying to watch Jeopardy at the same… not good. I have to say I was quite confused at one point by all the seemingly back and forth action between the saucepan and the food processor (as well as the Jeopardy questions). But I got focused and got it all straightened out eventually. I only had a little bit of 2% milk left and had to make up the difference with vanilla flavored soy milk. I used Nestlé Chocolatier bittersweet chocolate (62% cacao) since I found it on sale.
I cannot handle pudding skins so I definitely covered mine with plastic wrap to prevent that. I’m sure the skins are fine for some, they just aren’t for me. I could gag every time I see the Seinfeld where George has his idea for “Pudding Skin Singles”. 
This was good. Seriously. My boyfriend is not really open to trying anything sweet that I make anymore (he really doesn’t like sweet stuff to begin with) so I made half a recipe and poured it into a big margarita glass all for myself. That’s three servings just for me… shhh, don’t tell anyone. I used Dorie’s whipped cream recipe on page 456 and a little chopped chocolate and cocoa powder to top it all off.
Head on over to It’s Melissa’s Kitchen to check out the recipe and to see how her Chocolate Pudding turned out. Then stop by the Tuesdays with Dorie site to see everyone else’s. For next week, Amanda of Like Sprinkles on a Cupcake has picked Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler.
Rebecca replied:
A margarita glass would hold the perfect amount of this pudding! What a cool idea.
July 15, 2008 at 12:05 pm. Permalink.
rainbowbrown replied:
Wow, your adventure in pudding making sounds chaotic and fun. What is up with the men in our lives not really being that into sweets? Ba Humbug. Your big single serving does look trasty.
July 15, 2008 at 1:33 pm. Permalink.
Josh replied:
Whoa. That looks awesome!
July 15, 2008 at 1:56 pm. Permalink.
Bumblebutton replied:
I think that is the PERFECT serving size! Yum!
July 15, 2008 at 2:04 pm. Permalink.
Teanna replied:
Ha!!! Your Seinfeld reference made me crack up. I never liked Seinfeld, but whenever someone references a storyline, I cry from laughter! hahaha!
And I looooooooove the presentation!
July 15, 2008 at 2:42 pm. Permalink.
Carey replied:
Yummy Krn! Bonus points for creative use of margarita glass.
July 15, 2008 at 4:04 pm. Permalink.
Holly @ PheMOMenon replied:
Beautiful job and photos!!
July 15, 2008 at 5:31 pm. Permalink.
Melissa replied:
Glad you liked it!!!
July 15, 2008 at 6:51 pm. Permalink.
kim replied:
it looks delicious! love the margarita glass idea
July 15, 2008 at 7:27 pm. Permalink.
Susan replied:
i had forgotten abuot that costanza idea!! YUCK! I’m with you.
Yours looks divine…
July 15, 2008 at 8:59 pm. Permalink.
Roni replied:
Love the margarita glass. Your pudding looks divine!
July 16, 2008 at 12:21 am. Permalink.
Christine replied:
Love the pudding in the margarita glass. Great job!
July 16, 2008 at 12:48 am. Permalink.
pamela replied:
Looks beautiful! And good for you for enjoying all of your hard work!
July 16, 2008 at 1:09 am. Permalink.
Steph replied:
Send your pudding skins to me… no, send the whole thing!! I love how you served your pudding with the whipped cream, it’s beautiful.
July 16, 2008 at 1:26 am. Permalink.
Heather B replied:
Great use of the margarita glass! looks delicious!
July 16, 2008 at 1:31 am. Permalink.
Mara replied:
love the margarita glass, pudding works fabulously in any vessel. i also get obsessed with something and eat it until i can’t stand the sight..
lovely pudding!
July 16, 2008 at 4:47 am. Permalink.
uglydudefood replied:
Fabulous presentation! I wish I had done something to “pretty” mine up. All I did was spray some aerosol whipped cream on top and call it a night.
July 16, 2008 at 5:03 am. Permalink.
Lisa replied:
Oh how I wish I had the time to participate in TWD… But I suppose it’s just as well or I’d be the size of a house! I’ve tagged you to write your own Meme. Stop by my blog (entry “My Meme”) to see the rules!
July 16, 2008 at 6:36 am. Permalink.
Jayne replied:
Beautiful photos! You did a great job!
July 16, 2008 at 12:03 pm. Permalink.
CB replied:
Beautiful pres! The black really makes the white whipped cream pop! Great job!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
July 16, 2008 at 1:23 pm. Permalink.
Lillian replied:
Lovely presentation. Lovely photos. And I’d have eaten the whole batch myself if my family hadn’t been watching me like a hawk!
July 16, 2008 at 2:41 pm. Permalink.
JacqueOH replied:
Ooooh, pretty pictures!! It looks picture perfect.
LOL, I get in food ruts too.
July 17, 2008 at 1:56 am. Permalink.
Jules replied:
Very very nice. It looks delicious.
July 17, 2008 at 7:43 pm. Permalink.
Maya replied:
I like Seinfeld -I never get bored of the reruns.
The pudding looks lovely!
July 18, 2008 at 1:45 pm. Permalink.
mari replied:
Nothing like a big glass of chocolate pudding, huh? LOL!
July 18, 2008 at 2:08 pm. Permalink.
Amy replied:
Ha ha, I get obsessive about certain foods sometimes like that, too!! Anyway, your pudding looks delicious! Great Job!
July 18, 2008 at 4:49 pm. Permalink.