Name: Chocolate Bay Pudding
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups half and half; 4 Tbsp. cornstarch; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/3 cup honey; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips; 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

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Chocolate Bay Pudding

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

All-Purpose Cooking

The California bay leaf adds a refreshing almost liqueur-like quality to the classic chocolate pudding.

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Serves 6 to 8 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups half and half

2 California Bay Leaves

4 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/4 cup Dutch Cocoa Powder 1/2 cup whole milk 1/3 cup honey 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

1 Tbsp. Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

Dutched Cocoa Powder

Directions

Step 1 Place half and half and bay leaves in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When the liquid begins to bubble around the edges, remove from heat and cover. Let stand for 30 min.

Step 2 Remove bay leaves and return saucepan to medium-high heat. In a separate bowl, whisk together cornstarch, cocoa powder, milk, and honey. Whisk this mixture into infused half and half. Whisk constantly over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 min. until the mixture thickens. Turn off heat and add chocolate chips, vanilla, and butter and stir until chips are melted into the pudding.

Step 3 Enjoy warm or transfer to a container and chill. If chilling, cover so that plastic wrap is pressed against the top layer of the pudding so that no skin will form. After chilling, stir or whisk pudding again to get a smooth texture for serving.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from a combination of chocolate pudding recipes from Washington Post and Food Renegade.