Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2011

This is a good recipe if you need a quick chocolate fix. It lacks a little depth compared to other "old fashioned" chocolate pudding recipes, maybe because it has so few ingredients, but it helps to add about a 1/4 tsp of salt, some vanilla, and a little cold butter after it's off the heat. Also, some reviewers said they has trouble getting it to set. The recipe says to bring the cream and starch to a simmer over low heat; typically corn starch needs to simmer for about 60 seconds to thicken properly. If it's not thickening try simmering a little longer. You can tell when it thickens! It happens fast!

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bakes4peace

Reviewed: May 14, 2011

This recipe is easy and foolproof. I found the bittersweet chocolate too bitter for my tastes in this pudding and I am a dark chocolate lover. Since no additional sugar is added I think semi-sweet is best in this recipe. I used Bailey's Irish Cream since I didn't have amaretto. I used regular half and half and cut it with 1% milk so it wouldn't be too rich. It came out thick and has a great texture but I had to add powdered sugar to sweeten this up. As is it's a good recipe just use the sweeter chocolate if you like it sweet because otherwise it won't be sweet at all.

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Heather C

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Swainsboro, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2010

This is half chocolate, no wonder it's so good! Not really a "pudding" treat, more like mousse in that you only ought to eat a tiny serving!

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Lydia

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

I would give this 5 stars except that I scaled it down to 3 servings and there wasn't enough to feed 2 of us!! It was really good and I wanted A LOT more! I'll make the full 12 servings for my family of 4 (one of whom is an infant... I'm nursing so I'll eat her portion!!) VERY very good! Super rich and delicious!

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MomZilla (Evin)

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2008

This was more of a thick mouse. We didn't care for the flavor very bitter and had to add some sugar to it just to be able to eat some of it.

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sanzoe

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Excelsior, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

Very good. My kids loved it

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AIMCHELE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2007

Very rich, I added a little extra ammareto.

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Tynie

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2007

Very rich, yummy and easy to make. I added some butterscotch liquior instead of rum as I didn't have any on hand. Next time I would serve with fruit like raspberries to cut through the richness.

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Hot Chilli

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

I made this with 1 cup whole milk, 1 cup whipping cream and a whole bag of milk chocolate chips. It is divine! Thanks for the recipe!

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Maria

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2007

I clipped this recipes from USA Weekend which contained an error in the amount of chips. Even with that fixed, the pudding was too thin in consistency. I'm not sure if I made a mistake or if there should be more cornstarch. The flavor was good and I think there is potential, hence the three stars.

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