Spiced Chocolate Budino
- 3 boxes store bought chocolate pudding mix
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 small orange, zested
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Candied Orange Peel, for garnish, recipe follows
- 1 large navel orange
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Make the pudding according to the package instructions.
- Add the cinnamon, orange zest, and red pepper flakes before chilling in a large trifle dish.
- Before serving, sprinkle the top with chopped Candied Orange Peel.
- Using a vegetable peeler, cut the orange part of the peel from the stem end of the orange down to the navel end, forming long 3/4 to 1-inch-wide strips.
- Bring a heavy small saucepan of water to a boil.
- Add the peels and cook for 1 minute.
- Drain and then rinse the peels under cold water.
- Repeat cooking the peels in the saucepan with fresh boiling water and rinsing under cold water 2 more times.
- Stir the sugar and 1/2 cup of fresh water in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the orange peels and simmer over medium-low heat until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Using tongs, transfer the peels to a sheet of parchment paper to dry slightly, about 1 hour.
- Yield: about 10 candied peels
chocolate pudding, ground cinnamon, orange, red pepper, orange, sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/spiced-chocolate-budino-recipe.html (may not work)