GORDON RAMSAY RECIPES

If you’re my age, you can’t hear the word “chia” without
thinking of the famous 1980’s commercial, and its “cha cha cha chia” jingle. That
did make it a little tougher taking this seed seriously as a legitimate recipe
ingredient, but as long as you manage expectations, it proved its worth beyond
a gardening option for lazy people.

If you’re looking for a rich and decadent chocolate pudding
then keep moving. As nutritious as this “superfood” is supposed to be, you
can’t expect the same results substituting bird seeds for eggs, butter, and cream. That said, if you’re craving something sweet, relatively chocolately,
and comparatively healthful, then chia seeds may be a good option.

Chia seeds are all the rage right now, and are usually seen
in breakfast pudding form. In fact, I learned about them after seeing this on my friend Elizabeth’s blog, Saffron Lane. I’ve never been a big breakfast pudding guy,
so I decide to do a dessert for my first attempt. Plus, I needed an excuse to use chocolate covered hemp seeds.

They’re incredible easy to work with, and I look forward to
doing more experiments. If you have any tips or tricks I should know about,
please feel free to pop off. And if you’ve never tried using chia seeds before
(the pet plant doesn’t count), I hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 2 servings:

1/4 cup chia seeds

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon white sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon instant coffee

1/4 tsp vanilla

a few grains of salt

1 cup milk
chocolate covered hemp seeds, optional

A rich, creamy chocolate treat made from semi-sweet chocolate, fat-free milk, vanilla and cornstarch. Layered with a little whipped topped, it’s a perfect ending to a special dinner.

I don’t have dessert every night, but once in a while, on special occasions, I like to enjoy a sweet treat. Valentine’s Day is certainly one of those nights. What’s great about this dessert is that you actually make the pudding the day before, so it’s easy to assemble just before you are ready to eat.

I love these little glass dessert cups, they are actually from the salvation army but a champagne glass would also work great too.

My light whipped topping of choice is Truwhip^[1] – I love that it
contains all natural ingredients, no HFCS, hydrogenated oils, transfats
or GMOs. They also have a light version, but I can’t always find it. There’s a store finder^[2] on their website if you want to find a store near you that sells it. I also heard Trader Joe’s sells their own brand with the same ingredients.

Skinny Chocolate Parfaits
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 6 • Size: 1/3 cup pudding, 3 tbsp Truwhip • Old Pts: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 217 • Fat: 10 g • Protein: 5 g • Carb: 30.5 g • Fiber: 1.5 g • Sugar: 22.5 g
Sodium: 73 mg

Ingredients

3 cups fat free milk
2 1/2 tbsp sugar
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 large egg yolk
4 oz (4 squares) Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate Squares
18 tbsp Tru Whip

Directions:

In a medium non-stick saucepan, combine milk, sugar, and cornstarch and simmer on medium-low heat, whisking constantly until mixture has thickened.

In a medium bowl whisk egg yolk. Slowly add about a cup of the hot milk mixture to the yolk, whisking in about a tablespoon at a time to temper the egg so the egg doesn’t cook. Once the egg is tempered, whisk into the saucepan with the milk mixture.

Melt the chocolate squares in the microwave 20 seconds at a time, up to a minute, stirring in between until the chocolate is melted. Pour melted chocolate into the sauce pan, whisk well. Add vanilla; simmer on low for 12-15 minutes, whisking constantly.

Transfer the chocolate pudding into a large bowl, cover with wax paper, touching the pudding so that it doesn’t allow a film to settle on top. Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Makes about 2-1/4 cups.

When cold, place 3 tbsp pudding into each glass, then add 2 tbsp of truwhip in each, then 2 tbsp more pudding and top with a dollop of Truwhip.

References

^{^} Truwhip (www.truwhip.com)
^{^} store finder (www.truwhip.com)

Tag: chocolate pudding

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