Budino al cioccolato
Chocolate pudding
Budino al cioccolato: Italy's simple milk and cocoa pudding set with starch
Budino is the dessert Italian children find in the fridge on a Sunday afternoon: a soft, wobbly milk pudding flavoured with cocoa and set with cornflour, poured into little cups or a mould and chilled. It is the kind of thing nonna makes in ten minutes for the grandchildren's merenda (afternoon snack), and it is gluten free and egg free. Chef's tip: whisk the cocoa, sugar and cornflour together before adding the milk; mixed dry, they don't form lumps.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 oz cocoa powder
- 2 ⅞ oz caster sugar
- 1 ⅜ oz cornflour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 ⅜ oz dark chocolate (optional)chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Whisk 1 oz cocoa powder, 2 ⅞ oz caster sugar and 1 ⅜ oz cornflour in a pan, then slowly whisk in 2 cups whole milk until smooth.
Step 2: Heat over a medium heat, whisking all the time, for 5–7 minutes, until it bubbles and thickens like custard. Cook for 1 minute more. Common mistake: stopping when it just starts to thicken; it won't set firmly.
8 minStep 3: Off the heat, stir in 1 ⅜ oz dark chocolate, if using, and 1 tsp vanilla extract until melted.
Step 4: Pour into four wet cups or moulds, cover the surface with cling film and cool. Chill for at least 3 hours, until set.
Step 5: Serve in the cups or turn out onto plates.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does budino al cioccolato take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of cocoa powder?
- Drinking chocolate, same amount (sweeter, so cut the sugar).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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