Sometimes the easiest recipes are the very best, and ones that involve kitchen “power tools” are even better! My kids’ favorite appliance in the kitchen was the blender! It’s no wonder that my son, Bill, became a bartender to earn extra money in college.  One of their favorite recipes to make in the blender was (as we say in the south) choc-lit-puddin’.

This recipe takes less than 5 minutes to prepare and is perfect for young cooks. I mean, really, who needs to spend more than 5 minutes to make a yummy dessert? A note of caution is advised here… the first time my kids made the recipe without supervision they didn’t put the lid on the blender. Needless to say there was chocolate everywhere, even on the ceiling!!

Now let me warn you of the dangers of this pudding…. Once you taste it you will guard it with your life. If others try to touch it or heaven forbid eat some of your precious pudding, words of shock and disdain will spew out of your mouth! In other words, it would be best to let your family know in advance that your pudding is off limits and advise them to make their own!!

I cannot even begin to recount how many accusations and fights ensued over this pudding in my house. As a result, it was eaten hot, right out of the blender. No one’s personal bowl ever made it to the refrigerator for fear of losing one precious bite!

Chocolate Pudding

¾ cup whipping cream
¼ cup pasteurized egg whites in a carton
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
⅛ teaspoon iodized salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Heat whipping cream in the microwave just to the boiling point (it will be steaming but not boiling). In the blender place the egg beaters, chocolate chips, salt and sugar. Blend for 20 seconds on high speed.

Remove the screw top cover from the center of the blender lid to expose the hole in the blender lid. (The hole you can pour liquids through.) With the blender running, slowly pour the hot cream through the opening in the lid (this is where my kids made their big mistake… they took the whole lid off not just the cover in the center)!

Turn the blender off. With a spatula, scrape chocolate bits off the sides of the blender downward into the pudding. Add the vanilla then blend a few more seconds to combine all the ingredients. Pour the chocolate pudding into coffee cups or ramekins for individual servings.  Mmmm….

Published in The News and Neighbor on March 15, 2017