Healthy Deep Chocolate Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 ounces dark chocolate
2 1/2 cups nonfat milk
1/2 cup half-and-half
3 tablespoons Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon instant espresso (mix with milk)
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Chop the chocolate into small pieces.
Combine chocolate, 2 cups milk, cream, sugar/splenda, instant espresso granules, cocoa, and salt in a large saucepan.
Stir vigourously using a whisk over medium heat and it is smooth and thick.
Stir the remailning milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the chocolate mixture.
Simmer for a minute whisking and scraping down the sides with a spatula until thick.
Add the butter and vanilla and cook one more minute.
Take it off the heat and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours until set firm.
Use plastic wrap pressed onto surface of the pudding to avoid forming a skin.