I’ve always been about the small individual desserts. To me, it feels like each person gets a special gift, they own it and nobody else gets a taste.
When I worked as a pastry chef, I’d always watch for servers bringing the plates back into the kitchen. If any dessert wasn’t finished or looked picked over, I’d always ask them if the customer had a problem with it.
Was it terrible, did it taste funky but always the server would tell me that they were just stuffed. Stomachs were at breaking point.
Full of an appetizer, maybe some bread, and an entree, I felt like desserts always got the raw deal. This is why I prefer the smaller bites.
These puddings are pretty rich, so the one cup size is perfect. I made this recipe a long time ago, take a look and feel free to laugh at those early photographs. I originally found it on Bon Appetit as a Caramel Budino which is Italian for pudding.
Davidson’s Safest Choice Egg yolks are whisked together with warm milk and cooked gently until the mixture starts to thicken. Because the eggs are already pasteurized using an all natural method, you can make this dessert with confidence, and not have to worry about undercooked eggs.
Now the scary intimidating part…kidding!! You’ll get to boil some brown sugar and water to make caramel. Whisk the caramel into the egg mixture and watch it start to turn a light cappuccino color.
Crushed cookies are added to the bottom of the glass jars. I used some knock off pumpkin Oreo’s, but regular double chocolate cookies would work fine.
Mix some canned pumpkin through the thickened pudding and add a heavy shake of pumpkin pie spice. Taste it and then be very sad that you haven’t finished the recipe because now you’ll wonder what’s the point of carrying on, why can’t I just eat all of it from the bowl right this second?
Finish the puddings with a thin layer of chocolate ganache. If you make it too thick it’ll be harder to scoop with your spoon. It kills me to say, but in this case less chocolate is more, ugghh.
Sprinkle with more of those crushed cookies if you haven’t already eaten all of them.
Dust with some cocoa powder and serve at room temperature…heavenly.
As an ambassador for Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs, I get to make desserts like this. Compensation was provided, but thoughts and opinions are always my own.
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