[crazywoman]

CHOCOLATE PUDDING - Billie’s

1/2 cup cocoa, sifted
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ cup Carbalose flour
1/4 teaspoon Guar gum
2 cups Hood Carb Countdown chocolate or white milk
1 packet Sweet One sweetner (can probablly substitute Stevia)
3 T Polydextrose
1/2 cup granulated Splenda or liquid Splenda to equal ½ cup (1 tsp Zero Carb)(½ tsp Sweetzfree)
1 teaspoon vanilla
In an 8-cup glass measure or large microwaveable bowl, whisk together the cocoa, Carbalose, salt, Guar gum, Polydextrose, SweetOne, and Splenda, if using granulated. Gradually mix about 1/2 the milk into the dry mixture, whisking until completely moistened. Gradually whisk in the rest of the liquid and liquid Splenda, if using. Microwave on HIGH about 6 minutes, whisking briskly about every minute the first 4 minutes, then about every 30 seconds or so until thick and cocoa has dissolved. Watch closely so it doesn't boil over. Whisk in vanilla. If using for puddings, pour into 4 small dessert dishes and chill well.
Makes 4 servings - about 1/2 cup each
Made with granular Splenda:
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 89 Calories; 4g Fat (22.4% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 13g Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol; 174mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fat.


With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 89 Calories; 4g Fat (24.4% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 13g Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol; 174mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fat.


I used 1 T Hershey's Dark Cocoa & the rest regular Hershey's. I also use the liquid Splenda.

I use this recipe as the Chocolate pudding layer in Fantastic Dessert.
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Billie
4'8" Started LC WOL Aug 2003

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[wineman]

Have you tried just using instant pudding mix?

Simple: 1 package Jell-o Sugar free instant pudding, 2 cups heavy cream, beat untill stiff. Basically just substitued heavy cream for the skim milk on the directions.

With Skim milk, it says 8g Carbs per serving. Heavy cream drops that to 2 (figuring 6 for the skim milk alone).

[crazywoman]

All the instant pudding mixes I have found have aspartame in them. I don't eat aspartame any more. Personal decision, plus I have found that it gives me headaches.
Also too much corn starch in it for me too.

I'm not really very fond of instant pudding anyway. I almost always made my own pudding (pie filling). My old chocolate pudding recipe used a LOT of corn starch. I had to find a way to get around that.

If the instant works for you, then that is great. Doesn't work for me, and it mght not for others either. This is more work than I like, but I gotta do what I gotta do (not often tho).

Note: now that I have ThicknThin, and xanthan gum, I may try one or the other (or a combo) instead of or with the guar (cutting back).
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Billie
4'8" Started LC WOL Aug 2003

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My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely.