Mocha Pudding

Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6 Servings
Source: Cooking Light, August 2006
Category: Dessert

Ingredients
1 3⁄4 cup Milk
1⁄2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Coffee Granules
1⁄4 teaspoon Salt
1⁄4 cup Half-and-Half
2 whole Egg Yolks
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Kahlua
2 tablespoons Dark Chocolate (shavings)

Directions
  1. Place the milk in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil. Combine sugar, cornstarch, coffee, and salt in a large bowl, stirring well. Combine half-and-half and egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into sugar mixture. Gradually add half of hot milk mixture to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return hot milk mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and liqueur.
  2. Spoon pudding into a bowl. Place bowl in a large ice-filled bowl for 15 minutes or until pudding is cool, stirring occasionally.
  3. Cover the surface of the pudding with plastic wrap; chill. Sprinkle each of the servings with 1 teaspoon dark chocolate shavings.