Chocolate Pudding
A suggestion for Valentine's Day or Dragobete (Romanian celebration of love). But... if you're among those who celebrate love every day, you can make it tonight.
Ingredients
500ml milk
70g sugar + 4 tablespoons sugar
50g semolina
40g dark chocolate (can be flavored - mine had coffee flavor)
1 large egg
How to prepare chocolate pudding
- In a pan, caramelize the 4 tablespoons of sugar over low heat until golden. Quickly pour it into two heat-resistant molds (about 300ml each), coating them with caramel, including the sides.
- Put the milk with the remaining sugar over medium heat and let it warm until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the semolina in a steady stream and continue to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture becomes thick, a sign that the semolina has absorbed the liquid.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Remove from the steam and add the beaten egg, stirring quickly until everything is well combined.
- Slowly start pouring the milk-semolina mixture into the chocolate-egg mixture (pour slowly so the egg doesn't cook). After combining well, pour into the two caramelized molds.
- Place the molds in a baking pan with some water and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes.
- Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Invert the puddings onto small plates and decorate with chocolate shavings (chocolate grated with a vegetable peeler or regular grater).
Caramelizing the molds
In the molds
Baked
Chocolate Pudding