Devil's Pudding

Devil’s Pudding

This pudding is great for a cold winter day. You get home after school or work chilled to the bone and you need a snack before dinner or a great dessert for afterwards -  whip up this 20 minute creation and feel its warm embrace.

Health Properties

Chilies are both a circulatory and digestive stimulant and so, 'warm you up.'  Rosemary is a carminative herb which means it helps relieve intestinal gas, settles digestion and increases absorption in the small intestine. Both chili and rosemary are diaphoretic - they induce perspiration and are excellent for the initial stages of a cold or flu.  And you thought chicken soup was your only option?  Chocolate is just plain wonderful.  It is second only to seaweed in magnesium (a mineral underrepresented in the western diet, by and large.)  And it contains flavonoids and antioxidants that reduce cellular damage to the body.  Buy good chocolate without added sugars and hydrogenated fats.  The health benefits are worth the extra price.

Ingredients

3^1/2 Tablespoons all purpose flour

3^1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder

¾ cup sugar

large pinch of salt

1^1/2 cups milk

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

white chocolate garnish (optional)

½ hot Red chilli  pepper, seeds removed

1 teaspoon rosemary

Instructions

1.     In a medium sized bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, sugar and salt together to remove lumps. Put into a medium saucepan and whisk in the milk.

2.     On medium heat, stir the cocoa/sugar mixture continuously until thickened (2 ½ minutes).   Scrape the sides as the mixutre thickens.  Grind  chilli pepper and rosmary in a spice grinder until fine.  Fry ground spices in melted butter for 30 seconds to release their flavours.  Add the spice butter to the chocolate mixture. 

3.     In a separate bowl whisk the egg.   Mix part of the chocolate mixture into the egg and then return the egg chocolate mixture into the rest of the pudding. Continue to heat, add in the vanilla extract and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Pour the pudding into your pudding cups and dust with grated white chocolate.  Serve warm or at room temperature.

Jonah