I love chocolate of any kind. I prefer the homemade pudding because it does not contain chemicals. The things you buy in the supermarket are full of things that are not good. Of course, it is my opinion and I stand by it. I avoid anything in a box that can be shaken with milk and called pudding. The cook and serve stuff is a bit better, but still full of artificial junk.
When I make chocolate pudding, I do it the same way my great-grandmother did. She used real ingredients and put a lot of love into it. People ate much healthier years ago. There are too many instant things in stores these days and many of us are too lazy to take the time to cook something healthy from scratch.
To make this pudding, I put 2 cups of milk in a double boiler and 1/4 cup of traditional malt-o-meal. I cook it for 15 minutes. I don’t use instant cereal. While it cooks, I melt 1 square of baking chocolate. Next I separate 1 egg. After the cereal has cooked for 15 minutes, I add 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and the melted chocolate. I stir the mixture well before adding the well beaten egg yolk. Remember to temper the egg yolk before adding it to the cereal. Then I fold the beaten egg white to stiff peaks and cook for 2 minutes.
I pour the pudding into individual buttered custard cups and place in the fridge. After it’s nice and cold, I serve this chocolate pudding with real whipped cream. This also works well for the filling of chocolate cakes. I always serve my made from scratch desserts with real whipped cream. Why would someone use some artificial milkshake in something homemade and mess it up?
