Bittersweet Chocolate Puddings
This is not the usual velvety whole-egg stovetop pudding. While the ingredients are virtually the same, folding the beaten whites into the mixture and baking the puddings in a water bath makes this dessert mousse-like with a crusty top.Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips
March 2003
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© John Kernick
Recipe Summary
Ingredients
Directions
Make Ahead
The chocolate puddings can be baked up to 4 hours ahead and served lightly chilled.
Notes
Two excellent and widely available brands of bittersweet chocolate are Lindt and Valrhona.
Suggested Pairing
Bittersweet chocolate desserts make terrific partners for bittersweet fortified wines because of the echoing of flavors. Joshua Wesson recommends a nonvintage Port from California's Central Valley.