CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Chop chocolate, reserve in bowl. Whisk 1/4 cup sugar into egg yolks. Mix rest of sugar with cream and vanilla in saucepan, bring to boil. Pour a little hot cream into bowl with egg yolks for smoothness and then pour the remainder over chocolate, stir with spatula until smooth. Add egg mixture and salt, then strain into a pitcher. Refrigerate until cool. Pour into 2/3 cup ramekins, place ramekins into a shallow baking pan half filled with water and cook at 300 degrees for about an hour. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving.