Healthier Chocolate Parfaits
Healthier Chocolate Parfaits takes roughly 50 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 8 and costs 66 cents per serving. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 335 calories, 6g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. It works well as a side dish. If you have cornstarch, vanillan extract, egg yolk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is liked by 196 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Good Life Eats. Overall, this recipe earns a not so great spoonacular score of 30%. Similar recipes are Healthier “Cookie Dough” Parfaits, Healthier Chocolate Malt, and Best Ever Healthier Chocolate Brownies.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli 60%)
1 egg yolk
1 cup heavy cream
3 cups milk (I used 1%, but you can also use skim)
Optional oreos
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment:
whisk
bowl
pot
plastic wrap
Cooking instruction summary:
In a pot over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar and cornstarch together until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes), whisking constantly.Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl, 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Set aside.Temper the egg yolk in a medium bowl, by slowly whisking in some of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk until warmed and tempered. Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the milk mixture.Whisk in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Continue to whisk the mixture while simmering on low for 15-20 minutes until thickened.Pour into a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap, making sure to have the plastic wrap touch the top of the pudding so that a skin doesn't form. Place the pudding in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.Once you're ready to assemble the parfaits, beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar on high for about 20 seconds until it forms soft peaks. Be sure not to over beat.Layer the pudding and whipped cream (optional oreos too). Serve cold.
Step by step:
1. In a pot over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar and cornstarch together until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes), whisking constantly.Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl, 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Set aside.Temper the egg yolk in a medium bowl, by slowly whisking in some of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk until warmed and tempered.
2. Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the milk mixture.
3. Whisk in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Continue to whisk the mixture while simmering on low for 15-20 minutes until thickened.
4. Pour into a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap, making sure to have the plastic wrap touch the top of the pudding so that a skin doesn't form.
5. Place the pudding in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.Once you're ready to assemble the parfaits, beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar on high for about 20 seconds until it forms soft peaks. Be sure not to over beat.Layer the pudding and whipped cream (optional oreos too).
6. Serve cold.
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