Bailey'S Creamy Chocolate Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/3 cups milk
1/2 cup cream (light or whipping)
1 egg yolk
1/3 cup Baileys Irish Cream
3 ounces chocolate

Preparation

Combine sugar & cornstarch in a heavy, medium saucepan.
Add milk& whisk until dry ingredients are dissolved.
Whisk in egg yolk & cream.
Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full boil & thickens.
Remove from heat & whisk in Bailey's.
Add chocolate & whisk until melted& smooth.
Pour pudding into ramekins or serving dishes.
Let cool slightly & cover the tops with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming.
Refrigerate until chilled- a minimum of 2 hours.
To serve, garnish with chocolate curls or cocoa powder or whipped cream or all three!