Yeah, okay, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to do a little tweaking.
I'm not going to leap up and down and say this is going to be the best pudding you've ever had in your life, but I think the texture is nice - not too thick and not too thin - and still very smooth rather than clumpy. And the addition of malt flavor makes it special. It's not just chocolate pudding, it's chocolate malt.
Of course, the chocolate you use makes a huge difference. Good chocolate will make a better pudding. However ... the stronger the chocolate flavor, the less you'll notice the malt flavor. I used about half milk chocolate and half dark chocolate. Use what you like.
There are two types of malted milk powder that you can use for this pudding. One dissolves in cold liquid, and the other needs warmth for it to dissolve, but it's still meant for flavoring things like milkshakes. Either will work.
There's also diastatic malt powder that's used in baking, particularly for bread. That's not what you want.
Chocolate Malt Pudding
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup malted milk powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 quart milk
2 egg yolks
8 ounces chocolate, chopped or broken into small pieces
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Put the sugar, cornstarch, malted milk powder, and salt into a saucepan, Whisk to combine. Add the milk, slowly, whisking to combine so there are no lumps or clumps. If you're using the malted milk powder that requires heat, you'll see grains, but you shouldn't have large lumps. Add the egg yolks and whisk to combine.
Turn the heat on to medium high, and cook, stirring constantly, until you see small bubbles beginning to form and the mixture begins thickening. Lower the heat a bit, and continue cooking and stirring constantly until you have large bubbles forming. The mixture should be thick. Turn the heat off and add the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and incorporated. Add the vanilla and stir until it is combined.
Strain the mixture through a fine strainer into your preferred storage container. If you don't like skin on top of your cooked pudding, put a layer of plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding. If you like that skin, just cover the container. Refrigerate until cold.
Cookistry went on hiatus for a while, but I'm back and blogging. Possibly sporadically, but I plan on updating it more than in the previous years. Thanks for reading!
