About the Recipe
Chocolate Budino, or Budino al Cioccolato as it is known in Italian, is a rich pudding thickened with egg yolks.
Ingredients
3 cups heavy cream, divided
5 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
8 ounces chopped, semi-sweet chocolate (I recommend Ghirardelli which is an affiliate - thank you for your support! https://amzn.to/3ANNvCG)
1 tablespoon European unsalted butter (https://amzn.to/3ZiKHbb)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste (https://amzn.to/3z7WRJ0)
Sprinkle of Maldon sea salt flakes (https://amzn.to/4goL5ei)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder (optional)
Preparation
Add chopped chocolate to a large, heat-resistant bowl and set aside. In a saucepan over low heat, whisk egg yolks with granulated sugar. While whisking constantly, slowly add 2 of the 3 cups of heavy cream. Keep whisking until mixture is heated and coats the back of a spoon. Slowly pour heated egg yolk mixture over chocolate in bowl and and stir until the chocolate melts. Stir in vanilla paste, Maldon sea salt and butter. Pour into four to eight serving bowls (depending on your appetite!), cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least two hours. While the cups are chilling, add the remaining cup of heavy cream to a bowl and whisk into whipped cream. Refrigerate until ready to serve budino. Remove plastic wrap from each serving bowl and dollop a large portion of whipped cream onto each serving. If you'd like to be fancy, grate a little leftover chocolate over whipped cream, or sprinkle some cocoa powder on top.