Creamy Chocolate Pudding

Name: Creamy Chocolate Pudding
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, espresso powder; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams), sugar; 3 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa; 2 tablespoons, cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 3 large, egg yolks; 1/2 cup, heavy cream; 2 1/2 cups, whole milk; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; 4 ounces (113 grams), bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2011, America's Test Kitchen TV

Nostalgia isn't enough to make a dessert worthwhile. To rescue chocolate pudding from obscurity, we'd have to ramp up the flavor while preserving the silky texture.

SERVES 6

TIME 30 minutes, plus 4 hours chilling

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