A richer, less sugary version of the stuff that comes in a box. This is no more difficult to make than cook-n-serve without all of the questionable ingredients.Preparation Time: 30 minutes at high altitude. Probably a lot quicker in the lowlands.
Ingredients:
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup cornstarch
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Place over medium heat, and stir in milk. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and stir in margarine and vanilla. Let cool briefly, and serve warm, or chill in refrigerator until serving.
Feel free to replace the vanilla with your extract of choice. I used peppermint last night and it was quite tasty. Raspberry and Orange would be good, too. I usually freeze these into popsicles. I find that the texture is better (less icy) if you pour it into the molds while still warm.
Source: Me!
Servings: 6-8
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I am so excited to try these! I love fudgesicles and I think these will be a great replacement!
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight. I used dutch processed cocoa and maybe my sweet tooth is pretty strong -- those two factors meant I had to double the sugar.
ReplyDeleteAlso, at 700 ft (chicago) the pudding thickens about the same time the boiling starts. Like a light switch -- blam! thick. fun with corn starch.
Yeah Rob, Cory thinks they don't have enough sugar either. I'm glad you could fix it before it was too late.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note.. I've found that this tends to thin as it sits in the fridge for a few days.