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From Daryl / Avery: What we do for love!!!
This recipe would definitely make Jenna, the protagonist from my Cookbook Nook series, shaky with all the steps. To keep me calm, I tried to channel her good friend Katie, the chef, to make sure I stayed focused. There are a lot of steps, but boy, was this worth it. My husband, Chuck, adores chocolate! And guess what? It's his birthday today. How could I say no? I adore him; he adores pudding. Get it?
Here's a cute picture of him back when I met him.
Can you see the twinkle in his eyes? That's why I fell in love with him. Oh, and his sense of humor, intelligence, heart...
He found this recipe while going through a Food Network magazine and begged me to make it. It comes from Sarabeth's Bakery in New York. We went there last fall and enjoyed a fabulous breakfast. By the way, Sarabeth’s started in Sarabeth Levine’s apartment kitchen. She has 13 restaurants in the city and is known for her pastries and other sweets.
Enjoy!
Triple-Chocolate Pudding ala Sarabeth’s Bakery
(per Food Network Magazine)
Takes 25
minutes to put together, plus 3 hours cooling/chilling
Serves 6
3
tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ½ ounces
semisweet chocolate (no more than 62% cacao)
1 ounce
unsweetened chocolate
3 cups whole
milk
1 cup sugar
¼ cup cocoa
powder (I used Hershey’s)
3
tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon
fine sea salt (I used Kosher salt)
3 large eggs
plus 1 egg yolk
¼ cup heavy
cream
1 tablespoon
dark rum
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
Whipped
cream and shaved chocolate for topping (optional)
Melt the
butter in a heatproof bowl or double boiler over a saucepan of hot (not
simmering) water. Add the chocolate (you can chop if you wish) and stir until
melted and smooth. About 5 minutes. Remove the bowl (or top of double boiler)
from the saucepan, and set aside.
Whisk the
remaining 2/3 sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in the
eggs, egg yolk, and cream. Set aside.
Heat the
milk and 1/3 cup of sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat until it is
steaming. You’ll see little bubbles around the edge of the milk. Do not overcook.
Gradually
whisk half of the hot milk mixture into the sugar/cocoa mixture, whisking
constantly. Then pour that mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining
hot milk mixture. Whisk constantly and bring to a boil. Scrape the sides of the
pan often. When it starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and let bubble for 30
seconds. It will thicken a lot!
Remove the
saucepan from the heat. Strain the pudding through a sieve (with big holes)
into a medium bowl. Add the melted chocolate mixture, rum, and vanilla, and
whisk well.
Spoon the
pudding into 6 jars or dessert bowls. Cover each wih plastic wrap. The wrap can
touch the pudding surface. Pierce with the tip of a small knife. Let the
pudding cool at room temp for 1 hour. Then refrigerate the pudding until
chilled, at least 2 hours. [This can be made up to 3 days ahead.]
Remove the
plastic wrap and top with whipped cream and shaved chocolate.
To shave
chocolate, use either a grater or a knife. They make different looking pieces.
Happy birthday, my darling man!!
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Happy birthday Chuck!
ReplyDeleteThere is a Sarabeth's in Key West too, and it turns out I had a taste of this exact pudding not long ago. It was amazing!!
Oh, Lucy, fun! I had no idea.
DeleteDaryl / Avery
The very best to you and your honey!
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "triple chocolate"! Well worth the effort--unless you are lucky enough to live near one of her shops!
Yes, definitely was worth the effort. Triple chocolate...I know. Double-chocolate always gets me. :)
DeleteDaryl / Avery
Happy Birthday, Chuck! What a lucky guy - Daryl for a wife and now fabulous pudding. Triple chocolate, whole milk and heavy cream? How could that be anything but delicious?
ReplyDelete~Krista
I know, right? All the good things in one dessert. ;) Add a little love and voila.
DeleteDaryl / Avery
This is sweet in so many ways, Daryl. What a fabulous dessert - beautiful and delicious. Happy birthday, Chuck!
ReplyDeleteHope the evening is perfect - but how could it not be?
He's on a plane traveling cross country. It had better arrive on time. LOL
DeleteDaryl / Avery
This sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing Daryl! Happy Birthday to your HunnyBunny!
ReplyDeleteOh, RW, sweet. That is what we call each other!!!!
DeleteDaryl / Avery
Happy Birthday to Chuck! And what a delicious present. Marc and I are lifting virtual champagne. Cheers!
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