THM Pudding

By Kathy C.

Adapted from recipes in both Trim Healthy Mama Cookbooks, and my own variations too. KC

Ingredients

• Chocolate:
• 2 cups almond milk (or other df milk of choice)
• 4 tsp Super Sweetblend or 3 Tbsp Gentle Sweet (or 1/8-1/4 tsp stevia)
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 2-3 pinches of salt
• dash of vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp glucomannan powder (plus extra 1/4-1/2 tsp for thicker*see note)
• 1 scoop Whey Protein powder or Integral Collagen (optional)
• VARIATIONS:
• Pumpkin:
• (omit cocoa/can reduce sweetener)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8-1/4 tsp ground clove, to taste
• Vanilla:
• (omit cocoa/can reduce sweetener)
• 1-2 tsp vanilla (or try other flavors such as lemon or banana)
• Salted Caramel:
• (omit cocoa/can reduce sweetener)
• 1/2 tsp caramel extract
• increase salt to scant 1/2 tsp
• Mocha:
• Use 1 cup cooled strong coffee in place of 1 cup almond milk (or if you can't have coffee, add 1 tsp coffee extract instead)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from store.trimhealthymama.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add all ingredients EXCEPT Glucomannan & optional Whey/Collagen to blender. Start blender. While it is running, slowly add glucomannan. Blend for a 1-2 minutes. Stop blender and let contents rest for 30 seconds. Restart blender and whip again until pudding thickens, 1-2 minutes more. Just before stopping, add the whey or collagen (if using) and blend 10-20 seconds on high.Gluccie will thicken up more after chilling in fridge for awhile. (You will know when the pudding consistency is achieved when blender begins to make "chug, glug-a-glug" noises.)

Transfer to bowl or container with lid (like quart sized preserving jar or yogurt container, or 4 1-cup containers) and put in refrigerator. Pudding will thicken up further, and in our opinion, tastes better chilled. But if you're hungry, go ahead and eat some straight away.

NOTE: This is loose pudding; if you want it thicker, use another 1/4-1/2 tsp Gluccie)

3-4 servings