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Some of my earliest memories are of making and eating Jell-O chocolate pudding. It\u2019s such a kid-friendly treat, spoonable and sweet. We had it as both a weeknight dessert and a birthday party favorite, layered in \u201cdirt cups\u201d with crushed oreos and gummy worms. Though I haven\u2019t eaten it in at least a decade, the mild chocolate flavor and smooth texture are etched in my memory.\n<\/p>\n
I have to imagine that Jen Garner also had her fair share of Jell-O pudding as a kid, but like me, she has graduated to an upgraded, homemade version. Either that or she was lucky enough to have parents who made pudding from scratch. Whatever her pudding origin story, she\u2019s passed her love of the dessert down to her kids, whose favorite version she shared in one of her \u201cpretend cooking show\u201d videos a few years back.\n<\/p>\n
Jen\u2019s recipe comes from Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, who got it from Luisa Weiss a.k.a. The Wednesday Chef, who shared it from John Scharffenberger\u2019s cookbook, The Essence of Chocolate<\/em>. Following the breadcrumbs back to the original version of this recipe, I figured out that Jen\u2019s version incorporates a couple of Deb’s tweaks of the original.\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Coco Morante\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n Instead of cooking the pudding in a double boiler, Deb and Jen opt for a saucepan, which cuts the cooking time in half. It also increases the stakes of stirring continuously once the mixture starts to thicken up, though\u2014it\u2019s a lot easier to end up with a lumpy, overcooked pudding with the direct heat of a burner vs. the gentle heat of a double boiler.\n<\/p>\n Not to worry, though: You can follow the recipe\u2019s suggestion to strain the pudding through a fine mesh strainer to eliminate any lumps. I\u2019d probably just stick an immersion blender in there to blitz the mixture until smooth.\n<\/p>\n Jen also goes with Deb\u2019s suggestion of lowering the amount of sugar to about 1\/3 cup, a great idea if you like your desserts a little less sweet. And she forgoes Deb\u2019s optional cocoa powder, which can be added to increase the chocolate intensity if you like.\n<\/p>\n When I made this recipe, I followed Deb\u2019s version and included the cocoa powder, as well as a cup of 72% dark chocolate chips. What resulted was an intensely chocolatey pudding that still wasn\u2019t overly rich.\n<\/p>\n Since the recipe uses whole milk as the base and cornstarch as the thickener, it\u2019s less indulgent and decadent than puddings that call for cream, egg yolks, or other heavier ingredients. Texture-wise, it\u2019s close to my nostalgic memories of pudding made from a mix, which is a good thing!\n<\/p>\n I really enjoyed taking my tastebuds down memory lane, and my family loved this pudding, too. My five-year-old had a great time helping me stir up the ingredients and an even better time demolishing a ramekin of pudding after dinner.\n<\/p>\n My husband made an enthusiastic \u201cmm!\u201d after taking a bite, which translates to high praise\u2014I\u2019ve learned that the higher pitched the \u201cmm\u201d is, the more he likes something. I\u2019ll keep this recipe in my back pocket when the craving for pudding hits again.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Jennifer #Garners #Favorite #Chocolate #Pudding #5Ingredient<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of my earliest memories are of making and eating Jell-O chocolate pudding. It\u2019s such a kid-friendly treat, spoonable and sweet. We had it as both a weeknight dessert and a birthday party favorite, layered in \u201cdirt cups\u201d with crushed oreos and gummy worms. Though I haven\u2019t eaten it in at least a decade, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[130,481,211,822,289,350],"class_list":["post-1015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-5ingredient","tag-chocolate","tag-favorite","tag-garners","tag-jennifer","tag-pudding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n How To Make Jennifer Garner’s Favorite Chocolate Pudding <\/span> <\/h2>\n