Ideas in Food's Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Updated August 09, 2018

This is the classic pudding of our childhood. Chocolate pudding is the ultimate comfort food, and this version is decadent without being overpowering. Use your favorite good-quality chocolate here because it will make your pudding that much better. A dollop of unsweetened whipped cream or lightly sweetened heavy cream poured over the top takes this to yet another level, although Aki has been known to eat it straight out of the container with a spoon. Jell-O pudding has nothing on us.

Recipe and headnote courtesy H. Alexander Talbot and Aki Kamozawa, from Ideas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work.

Recipe Details

Ideas in Food's Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Cook 15 mins

Total 20 mins

Serves 6 servings

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Ingredients

4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (28 grams) tapioca flour
1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons (110 grams) sugar
1 cup (260 grams) heavy cream
2 cups (460 grams) whole milk
1 teaspoon (6 grams) sea salt
1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
12 ounces (340 grams) 66% cacao dark chocolate, chopped

Directions

Put the egg yolks, tapioca flour, and sugar in a blender and blend on low speed until they form a light-colored paste.
Combine the cream, milk, salt, and vanilla in a saucepan set over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove it from the heat. Turn the blender containing the egg and tapioca mixture back on low. Quickly and carefully, pour the hot milk mixture into the blender and increase the speed to medium. The heat will cook the egg yolks and allow the tapioca to thicken to the consistency of thick mayonnaise.
With the blender running, add the chocolate in stages so it is emulsified
into the pudding. When all the chocolate is added, strain the
pudding into a serving bowl (or six individual bowls), and let it cool
to room temperature before transferring to the refrigerator to cool
completely.

Special equipment

blender

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
650	Calories
40g	Fat
62g	Carbs
11g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	650
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40g	51%
Saturated Fat 23g	116%
Cholesterol 216mg	72%
Sodium 495mg	22%
Total Carbohydrate 62g	23%
Dietary Fiber 4g	14%
Total Sugars 51g
Protein 11g
Vitamin C 0mg	1%
Calcium 171mg	13%
Iron 5mg	30%
Potassium 510mg	11%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.