This chocolate blancmange recipe was recently retrieved from my grandmother’s recipe book. When I was a kid, it used to be one of my favorites that she made. The dessert resembles chocolate pudding but would be classified as a blancmange. It is tasty and easy to prepare. The finest part comes after the dish has cooled down—the topping!
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
Ingredients
- 2 (1 ounce) squares bitter chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups milk, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine chocolate and butter in the top of a saucepan placed over a pot of simmering water; simmer over medium heat until melted, about 5 minutes.
- Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl; stir in about 1/4 cup milk. Add mixture to melted chocolate and blend thoroughly. Add remaining milk. Place saucepan over direct heat and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, about 1 minute more. Return the saucepan to the pot of boiling water, cover, and cook 15 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool in the refrigerator, about 3 hours to overnight before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 321 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Cholesterol | 24 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 213 mg |
| Sugars | 37 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
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Thick, creamy, chocolately and delicious – what more can you ask for?