This chocolate pudding is easy to make, rich, and sooo delicious! I made it last night for our Summer Party. The recipe is from the cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics.
Baked Chocolate Pudding
2 sticks unsalted butter
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup good cocoa powder
1/2 cut all purpose flour
seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter a 2 quart (9x12x2 inch) baking dish. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar on medium high speed for 5 to 10 minutes, until very thick and light yellow. Meanwhile, sift the cocoa powder and flour together and set aside.
When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, lower the speed to low and add the vanilla seeds, cocoa powder and flour mixture. Mix only until combined. With the mixer still on low, slowly pour in the cooled butter and mix again just until combined.
Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared dish and place it in a larger baking pan. Add enough hot tap water to the pan to come halfway up the side of the baking dish and bake exactly 1 hour. This dessert is between a brownie and a pudding.
Allow to cool and serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired. This dessert is sinful!
Baked Chocolate Pudding
2 sticks unsalted butter
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup good cocoa powder
1/2 cut all purpose flour
seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter a 2 quart (9x12x2 inch) baking dish. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar on medium high speed for 5 to 10 minutes, until very thick and light yellow. Meanwhile, sift the cocoa powder and flour together and set aside.
When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, lower the speed to low and add the vanilla seeds, cocoa powder and flour mixture. Mix only until combined. With the mixer still on low, slowly pour in the cooled butter and mix again just until combined.
Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared dish and place it in a larger baking pan. Add enough hot tap water to the pan to come halfway up the side of the baking dish and bake exactly 1 hour. This dessert is between a brownie and a pudding.
Allow to cool and serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired. This dessert is sinful!
