Easy Organic Chocolate Dirt Pudding
Organic Valley Whole Milk, five ingredients, and some whisking later—voilà! You just made a more delicious pudding than anything you’ll find packaged. We recommend using 72% cacao chocolate, but this pudding can be made with any kind of chocolate.
8-12
Daniela Gerson
Dessert
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1/2 cup cornstarch
2/3 cup sugar
6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 cups Organic Valley Whole Milk
8 oz. chocolate (gently melted in a double boiler or in microwave at 50% power, stirring frequently)
3 tsp vanilla extract
14 oz. chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
1 lb. gummy worms
shortbread cookies (like ladyfingers) and decorative frosting (optional)
1
In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the cornstarch, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Whisk in the milk until fully incorporated.
2
Bring milk mixture to a light boil over medium heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens to your desired consistency, about 5 to 9 more minutes. If mixture is not thickening to your liking, add cornstarch 1 tablespoon at a time until your desired consistency is reached. (Pudding will also thicken further upon chilling.)
3
When desired consistency is reached, remove saucepan from the heat. While whisking quickly, add the melted chocolate and vanilla. Immediately pour into a single serving bowl or into individual cups.
4
Generously top pudding with crushed cookies and arrange gummy worms on top. Chill until ready to serve.
5
Optional kid-friendly activity: To make a fairy garden or Halloween graveyard, decorate shortbread cookies (like ladyfingers) as rocks, trees, flowers, and/or creepy headstones and perch them in your dirt pudding creation.
