Healthier Chocolate Parfaits

Healthier Chocolate Parfaits takes roughly 50 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 8 and costs 66 cents per serving. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 335 calories, 6g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. It works well as a side dish. If you have cornstarch, vanillan extract, egg yolk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is liked by 196 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Good Life Eats. Overall, this recipe earns a not so great spoonacular score of 30%. Similar recipes are Healthier “Cookie Dough” Parfaits, Healthier Chocolate Malt, and Best Ever Healthier Chocolate Brownies.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2/3 cup dark chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli 60%)

1 egg yolk

1 cup heavy cream

3 cups milk (I used 1%, but you can also use skim)

Optional oreos

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

2 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

pot

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

In a pot over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar and cornstarch together until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes), whisking constantly.Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl, 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Set aside.Temper the egg yolk in a medium bowl, by slowly whisking in some of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk until warmed and tempered. Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the milk mixture.Whisk in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Continue to whisk the mixture while simmering on low for 15-20 minutes until thickened.Pour into a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap, making sure to have the plastic wrap touch the top of the pudding so that a skin doesn't form. Place the pudding in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.Once you're ready to assemble the parfaits, beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar on high for about 20 seconds until it forms soft peaks. Be sure not to over beat.Layer the pudding and whipped cream (optional oreos too). Serve cold.

 

Step by step:


1. In a pot over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar and cornstarch together until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes), whisking constantly.Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl, 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Set aside.Temper the egg yolk in a medium bowl, by slowly whisking in some of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk until warmed and tempered.

2. Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the milk mixture.

3. Whisk in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Continue to whisk the mixture while simmering on low for 15-20 minutes until thickened.

4. Pour into a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap, making sure to have the plastic wrap touch the top of the pudding so that a skin doesn't form.

5. Place the pudding in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.Once you're ready to assemble the parfaits, beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar on high for about 20 seconds until it forms soft peaks. Be sure not to over beat.Layer the pudding and whipped cream (optional oreos too).

6. Serve cold.


Nutrition Information:

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335k Calories
5g Protein
21g Total Fat
30g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
335k
17%

Fat
21g
33%

  Saturated Fat
13g
87%

Carbohydrates
30g
10%

  Sugar
21g
24%

Cholesterol
74mg
25%

Sodium
120mg
5%

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Protein
5g
11%

Calcium
173mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Phosphorus
134mg
13%

Vitamin A
619IU
12%

Vitamin D
1µg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.55µg
9%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Potassium
265mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Iron
1mg
7%

Vitamin E
0.97mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.63mg
6%

Magnesium
22mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
6%

Manganese
0.11mg
5%

Folate
20µg
5%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin K
4µg
5%

Fiber
0.91g
4%

Vitamin B6
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.5mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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