Delicious and Healthy Chocolate Pudding |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a really good, healthy, low fat, low calorie dessert. If you make it with Splenda it's only 1 point! Ingredients:
2 egg whites |
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 tablespoons cornstarch |
2 1/4 cups nonfat milk or 2 1/4 cups low-fat milk |
1/2 cup splenda granular or 1/2 cup sugar |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
fresh strawberries, for garnish |
mint leaf (to garnish) |
unsweetened cocoa powder (to garnish) |
Directions:
1. Lightly beat egg whites in a small bowl.
2. In a large bowl, mix together cocoa and cornstarch.
3. Add 3/4 cups of the milk and whisk mixture until it's smooth.
4. In a large saucepan, mix together the rest of the milk, the Splenda and the salt.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat, whisking continuously.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Whisk the cocoa mixture into the milk mixture.
8. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
9. Boil for 2 minutes while whisking continuously.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Slowly whisk 1 cup of the hot cocoa mixture into the egg whites.
12. Pour this mixture back into the pan and cook over medium-high heat, whisking continuously.
13. and being careful not to allow the mixture to boil.
14. Remove from heat.
15. Add vanilla.
16. Mix well.
17. Pour into 4 serving dishes.
18. Cool to room temperature.
19. Cover with waxed paper that has been cut to fit the serving dishes (this prevents the pudding from getting a skin).
20. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
21. Garnish with berries, mint leaves and cocoa.
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