Healthy Deep Chocolate Pudding

• 7 ounces dark chocolate
• 2 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso (mix with milk)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Chop the chocolate into small pieces.
2. Combine chocolate, 2 cups milk, cream, sugar/splenda, instant espresso granules, cocoa, and salt in a large saucepan.
3. Stir vigourously using a whisk over medium heat and it is smooth and thick.
4. Stir the remailning milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the chocolate mixture.
5. Simmer for a minute whisking and scraping down the sides with a spatula until thick.
6. Add the butter and vanilla and cook one more minute.
7. Take it off the heat and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours until set firm.
8. Use plastic wrap pressed onto surface of the pudding to avoid forming a skin.

chocolate, nonfat milk, splenda sugar, cocoa, salt, cornstarch, espresso, butter, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/healthy-deep-chocolate-pudding-285812 (may not work)