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Yummy Chocolate Pudding

A chocolate custard pudding made with butter, sugar, eggs, cornstarch, cocoa, vanilla, half‑and‑half, chocolate chips, cooked in a pressure cooker.

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Why it works: Cocoa and vanilla work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 357 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Yummy Chocolate Pudding

Time9 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Grease 6 custard cups.

  2. Cream 1/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup brown sugar together in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.

  3. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating after each until well blended.

  4. Mix cornstarch and cocoa together. Slowly add the cornstarch-cocoa mixture to the creamed mixture, beating thoroughly.

  5. Blend in vanilla extract and half-and-half.

  6. Pour a scant 1/2 cup mixture into each prepared cup.

  7. Top each with a heaping tablespoon of chocolate chips.

  8. Cover each cup with foil tightly.

Steam and cool

  1. Pour water into the pressure cooker and set trivet or steam basket on bottom.

  2. Arrange cups in a pyramid style in the cooker (3 cups on bottom).

  3. Lock the lid and bring to full pressure.

  4. Reduce heat to maintain pressure and cook for 9 minutes.

  5. Release pressure.

  6. Remove covered custard cups and place on a cooling rack to cool.

  7. Remove foil.

  8. Chill for 4-6 hours.

Serve

  1. Before serving, garnish each with whipped cream and shaved chocolate.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1051Calories
29 gProtein
40 gFat
138 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cocoa + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together357 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set the custard structure as they cook, giving the pudding body and firmness.
Cornstarch
Thickens the custard so it holds its shape when chilled.
Butter
Adds richness and a smooth, tender mouthfeel.
Half and half
Supplies milk fat and liquid for a creamy, smooth custard.
Baking cocoa
Provides the chocolate flavor and deep color of the pudding.
Sugar
Sweetens the custard and softens its texture.

The step that matters

Release pressure before opening the cooker. Sudden pressure release can make the custard bubble up or crack its surface, and it may keep cooking unevenly. Letting pressure drop naturally keeps the custard smooth and set.

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, milk, cream, chocolate):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pecansfits about as well
  3. Hazelnutfits about as well
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, milk, cream, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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