Chocolate Pudding Towers
- Cooking spray
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 teaspoon
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Pinch salt
- 2 cups 1 percent lowfat milk
- 8 chocolate wafer cookies
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Coat 4 (1/2-cup) ramekins with cooking spray.
- Put the chocolate in a medium, heat-proof bowl and set aside.
- Put the gelatin in a small bowl, add the boiling water and stir until dissolved.
- Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan whisk the 1/3 cup sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt.
- Gradually add the milk, whisking until smooth.
- Turn the heat on to medium and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about 6 minutes.
- Boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the reserved gelatin, being sure to scrape in any solidified gelatin too.
- Immediately pour the hot pudding into the bowl of chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Allow the pudding to cool for 10 minutes.
- Arrange 1 chocolate wafer in the bottom of each ramekin.
- Top with half of the chocolate pudding.
- Top with a second cookie and the remaining pudding.
- Cover the ramekins with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Whip the cream with the remaining 1 teaspoon sugar, using a wire whisk.
- When the pudding has chilled and set, run a knife around the edge of each ramekin and unmold the pudding towers onto individual plates.
- Spoon a dollop of whipped cream on top of each tower and garnish with cocoa powder.
- Per Serving: Calories 320; Total Fat 15 g; (Sat Fat 8 g, Mono Fat 2.5 g, Poly Fat 0.75 g) ; Protein 8 g; Carb 45 g; Fiber 2 g; Cholesterol 25 mg; Sodium 130 mg
- Excellent source of: Iodine
- Good source of: Protein, Riboflavin, Vitamin D, Calcium, Phosphorus
cooking spray, bittersweet chocolate, unflavored gelatin, boiling water, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, salt, percent, chocolate, heavy cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/chocolate-pudding-towers-recipe.html (may not work)