How delicious is chocolate pudding? It's so comforting and evocative of the past. This homemade recipe is really easy and uses chocolate and egg yolks to make a rich and classic pudding.
In a medium saucepan combine cornstarch, sugar, salt, chocolate and milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until well combined and mixture has thickened, about 8 min. Reduce heat to medium low and whisk constantly until very thick and smooth, about 18 min.
Stir a little of the pudding into yolks in a bowl, then add yolk mixture back to pan. Add butter and cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 min more
Serve warm, or divide into small cups and chill before serving.
Notes
Tempering the egg yolks - or adding a little warm liquid to the eggs and then adding them back into the hot mixture - allows them to be brought up to temperature so that they won't cook too quickly and scramble.