Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate Pudding
July 15, 2008 at 5:41 am | Posted in groups, pudding/mousse, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 52 Comments
This week, Melissa from It’s Melissa’s Kitchen put the TWD spotlight on Dorie’s Chocolate Pudding. It may be from the book Baking: From My Home to Yours, but no baking is required for this one, just a little stovetop work.
I love pudding (I was especially nuts for JELL-O’s pistachio flavored mix growing up), but I have an awkward relationship with it. I can eat pudding that I make, but I cannot eat other people’s pudding. No, no…I am not down with OPP. I can pinpoint the exact reason for this, too, which goes back to a childhood visit to my mum’s Aunt R. Aunt R served me something that was more skin than pudding, and it was all I could do not to gag at the table. I need to know that my pudding will have no trace of skin on it…therefore, I must make it myself.
When I first read the instructions for this recipe, I noticed that a lot of ins and outs of the food processor were required. I thought that sounded like a bit of a pain in the butt, but it was really no big deal. And the using the food processor is the best way to get an uber-smooth pudding. You can bet I pressed plastic on the surface straight away before refrigerating it!
I made mine with low-fat (not skim) milk, instead of whole, and I thought it worked great. The chocolate I used was from a dark chocolate bar infused with mint that I had in the pantry. Sorry George Costanza, no pudding skin singles here…just super-smooth, super-chocolatey, sightly minty, totally delicious pudding!
Look in Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or here on Dorie’s blog to find the recipe. Don’t forget to check out Melissa’s post and the TWD Blogroll!
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Your pudding is beautiful! I’m going to have to try it out, especially because I have the world’s worst sore throat right now.
Comment by Chelle— July 15, 2008 #
Super smooth chocolate minty pudding sounds *delicious* to me. 🙂
Comment by Dolores— July 15, 2008 #
Mmm your pudding looks so smooth and delicious. Now I want to go home and make some! I’ve never made pudding before so I wonder if mine would develop a skin.
Comment by Ashley— July 15, 2008 #
mmm, mint chocolate, what a nice touch!! it looks beautiful. (i hate pudding skin too 😉 )
Comment by kim— July 15, 2008 #
Steph, every time I think my photos look quite good, I look at your blog and am blown away!! Fabulously gorgeous photos!! You are my idol! I loved the pudding too!
Comment by Tammy— July 15, 2008 #
Wow, you made this stuff look immoveably delicious, as always. The mint chocolate sounds perfect, I love it when I have just what I need in the pantry.
Comment by rainbowbrown— July 15, 2008 #
Glad you liked it! Mine’s still in the fridge…can’t wait!
Comment by Melissa— July 15, 2008 #
OH MY. that bottom photo is killing me. i picked a bad day to start a diet.
Comment by Lori— July 15, 2008 #
Let me get this out of the way – OPP?! I about choked laughing so hard!!
Ahhh, ok – your pudding of course looks fantastic!!
Comment by Holly @ PheMOMenon— July 15, 2008 #
Not only is that photo making my mouth water, but your pop culture references (down with OPP…pudding skin singles) are making me crack up!
Comment by Jessica— July 15, 2008 #
Your pudding looks awesome. You literally made me LOL with your OPP comment.
Comment by Stephanie— July 15, 2008 #
I’m with you–pudding skin makes me gag. =) Your pudding looks delicious!
Comment by Di— July 15, 2008 #
oh wow! That looks amazing! And the mint infused chocolate must have made it so delicious!
Comment by Heather B— July 15, 2008 #
OPP!! Hilarious! Great post and your pudding looks divine!
Comment by pamela— July 15, 2008 #
Wow! amazing photo! The pudding looks so smooth and melt-in-your-mouth!
Comment by Steph— July 15, 2008 #
OPP yeah you know me!!
darn you! Now I have that song stuck in my head! Pudding looks delish! Great job!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
Comment by CB— July 15, 2008 #
So funny.
I bet the mint was amazing! Great job!
Comment by Anne— July 15, 2008 #
Oh my, what lovely pictures! No way mine are going to look as good as yours — but I’ll console myself with the taste of the pudding. That’s a lot of consolation!
Comment by Barbara— July 15, 2008 #
LOL-OPP, that was too funny.
Comment by peabody— July 15, 2008 #
That looks fabulous, and I love that it has a hint of mint.
Comment by Caitlin— July 15, 2008 #
Yes – lo fat milk will work, but not non-fat. And as for your question on my blog – no, I don’t have a pistachio pudding recipe, but now I’m going to look for one!!!
Comment by Madam Chow— July 15, 2008 #
Steph, is there any left???? 🙂
Comment by Patricia Scarpin— July 15, 2008 #
Your pudding looks wonderful!
Comment by April— July 15, 2008 #
Oooo, I definitely want to try using chocolate with mint. Sounds fabulous!
Comment by Tammie (Mila725)— July 15, 2008 #
Gorgeous photos! And I love the shaved chocolate on top!
Comment by Jayne— July 16, 2008 #
Great looking pictures, I have to admit as the only girl in the family I don’t care for mint and chocolate, but my three gentlemen love it. Please don’t tell them 😉
Comment by Ulrike aka ostwestwind— July 16, 2008 #
good lord what pretty pudding pictures. you rock.
Comment by Susan— July 16, 2008 #
Oh now I know how it will turn out with skim milk! The mint sounds yummy! Great job!
Comment by Christine— July 16, 2008 #
What gorgeous pictures! I must try the pudding with mint chcolate one day.
Comment by nickki— July 16, 2008 #
fab fab photo steph…love it!!! i did not get a skin even though i didn’t press my wrap against the pudding, so odd! btw…i used to know all the words to OPP..am i dating myself here???!1
Comment by Mara— July 16, 2008 #
Ooh, looks gorgeous. I’d love to try this with a hint of orange, rather than mint; mm!
Comment by Indigo— July 16, 2008 #
Beautiful pics of your pudding.
I’m with you on the skin, eew.
Comment by Natashya— July 16, 2008 #
Mmm! That looks wonderful!! I especially love that last picture!
Comment by Amy (Sing for your supper)— July 16, 2008 #
Love your pudding! I had hoped mine would come out like that, too, oh well. It definitely tasted GREAT!!!!
Comment by Chez US— July 16, 2008 #
what an awesome pic! I love the chocolate shavings on it. Great job!
Comment by Laura— July 16, 2008 #
Mmmmm. That’s some delicious looking pudding.
Comment by Jules— July 16, 2008 #
It looks gorgeous! Seriously you take the best pictures!
Comment by Mary Ann— July 16, 2008 #
Nice pictures!
Comment by Hannah— July 16, 2008 #
Ooh la la that looks supeb! Love your photos!!
Comment by Paula— July 16, 2008 #
Your pudding looks great!
Comment by allison— July 16, 2008 #
Your mint chocolate pudding is pretty with those chocolate shavings. And those mini cakes! You’re amazing!
Comment by Erin— July 16, 2008 #
Looks fantastic! I’m a lover of pudding. People just don’t know what they are missing when they make pudding from a box.
Comment by Camille— July 16, 2008 #
Oh how I wish I add some of this in front of me right now!
Comment by Tartelette— July 16, 2008 #
Mint…genius! The chocolate/mint combo is underrated (especially this time of year). I love Andes mints, and I bet they could have served this recipe well.
Comment by uglydudefood— July 16, 2008 #
I am usually happy to make food the way the intended recipient likes it, but I refuse to allow pudding skin. Even with a special request I won’t do it.
Comment by carol peterman— July 17, 2008 #
Love it – how the heck did you get the top so perfect!!!
I so hear you on puddings with skin – eeeuuuuwww.
Comment by giz— July 17, 2008 #
Your pictures are beautiful! And as soon as you started talking about the skin I started thinking of George and how horrified he would be that you don’t like pudding skin.
Comment by Kristen— July 17, 2008 #
Finally someone with no passion for the skin like me! Your pictures are absolutely great and your pudding looks rather yummy…I would for sure take a bite of your pudding since I can be sure there is no skin to be found lol. I look forward to your post next week!
Comment by aaliyah— July 17, 2008 #
You’re OPP trauma made me laugh my butt off!
I’m not a skin fan either and the worse bit about scalding the milk for my koffie verkeerd (Dutch café au lait) is that sometimes if you leave your coffee to set a skin forms and when you’re not looking you accidentally swallow it…AAACK! That’s just about the grossest feeling EVER!
Comment by mari— July 18, 2008 #
Oh what a gorgeous photo of that luscious spoon of pudding! Great job.
Comment by Heather Peskin— July 19, 2008 #
not down with OPP -LOL
your pudding looks luscious and smooth!
Comment by Jaime— July 21, 2008 #
kah-ray-zee rich! looks delish!
Comment by jennifer— July 22, 2008 #