We love dirt pudding over here, but sometimes we want just enough dirt pudding for ourselves without too much fuss. This Dirt Pudding for One makes just enough chocolate pudding for a single serving. It's topped off with finely crushed Oreos and gummy worms just like the classic dessert we all know and love.
This dirt pudding is easy to make and can be made quickly on the stove. Then it just needs 2 hours to chill in the fridge before you enjoy it.
Want a bigger batch? Check out this recipe for Dirt Pudding. You can also check out these Dirt Pudding Cupcakes and Dirt Pudding Cookies.
A Few Notes Before We Get Started
- Room Temperature Ingredients:
- Eggs: You'll want to make sure that the eggs are at room temperature to ensure that they are properly incorporated into your pudding. If you forget to leave them out before you start, place them in a bowl of warm water for about 15 minutes until they become room temperature.
- Measuring Your Ingredients:
- I strongly encourage that you use a kitchen scale to measure your ingredients and ensure that you have the most accurate measurements possible.
- However, if you don’t have a scale on hand and will be using cup measurements, make sure to use the “spoon and sweep” method when measuring to avoid packing in too much of any dry ingredient.
Whisk the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt together in a saucepan. Cook on low heat, gradually streaming in the milk a little at a time and ensuring that the cornstarch does not clump. Continue to cook over low medium heat, whisking occasionally and scraping the sides of the pot as the mixture continues to warm.
Meanwhile, in a medium heatproof bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and egg yolk. Once the cocoa mixture on the stove has started to bubble a little, prepare to temper the heavy cream and egg mixture. While constantly whisking the heavy cream mixture, carefully pour in a little of the hot milk mixture to temper it for a few seconds.
Pour all of the mixture back into the saucepan and continue to cook over medium high heat, whisking constantly until the pudding thickens and begins to boil up like hot lava. Be sure to scrape the sides of the pot and keep a close eye on the pudding.
Remove the pudding from the heat and whisk in the vanilla and chocolate. Transfer pudding to a heat safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap by placing the plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding to avoid a skin from forming. Chill for at least two hours.
Top with crushed chocolate cookies until the pudding is covered. Place two gummy worms on top of the crushed cookies. Enjoy!
PrintDirt Pudding for One
This Dirt Pudding for One makes just enough chocolate pudding for a single serving. It's topped off with finely crushed Oreos and gummy worms just like the classic dessert we all know and love.
- Chill Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours and 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Chocolate Pudding for One
- 33 grams sugar
- 9 grams cornstarch
- 5 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
- dash of salt
- 189 grams milk
- 38 grams heavy cream
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- 1 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Topping
- 3 Oreos, finely crushed
- 2 gummy worms
Instructions
- Whisk the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt together in a saucepan.
- Cook on low heat, gradually streaming in the milk a little at a time and ensuring that the cornstarch does not clump. Continue to cook over low medium heat, whisking occasionally and scraping the sides of the pot as the mixture continues to warm.
- Meanwhile, in a medium heatproof bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and egg yolk.
- Once the cocoa mixture on the stove has started to bubble a little, prepare to temper the heavy cream and egg mixture. While constantly whisking the heavy cream mixture, carefully pour in a little of the hot milk mixture to temper it for a few seconds.
- Pour all of the mixture back into the saucepan and continue to cook over medium high heat, whisking constantly until the pudding thickens and begins to boil up like hot lava. Be sure to scrape the sides of the pot and keep a close eye on the pudding.
- Remove the pudding from the heat and whisk in the vanilla and chocolate.
- Transfer pudding to a heat safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap by placing the plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding to avoid a skin from forming. Chill for at least two hours.
- Top with crushed chocolate cookies until the pudding is covered.
- Place two gummy worms on top of the crushed cookies. Enjoy!
Notes
- Pudding can be made in advance and kept in the fridge with plastic wrap directly covering it for up to 5 days.
- Store any leftover pudding with plastic wrap directly covering it.
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