A rich, creamy chocolate treat made from semi-sweet chocolate, fat-free milk, vanilla and cornstarch. Layered with a little whipped topped, it's a perfect ending to a special dinner.
I don't have dessert every night, but once in a while, on special occasions, I like to enjoy a sweet treat. Valentine's Day is certainly one of those nights. What's great about this dessert is that you actually make the pudding the day before, so it's easy to assemble just before you are ready to eat.
I love these little glass dessert cups, they are actually from the salvation army but a champagne glass would also work great too.
My light whipped topping of choice is Truwhip – I love that it contains all natural ingredients, no HFCS, hydrogenated oils, transfats or GMOs. They also have a light version, but I can't always find it. There's a store finder on their website if you want to find a store near you that sells it. I also heard Trader Joe's sells their own brand with the same ingredients.
Skinny Chocolate Parfaits
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 6 • Size: 1/3 cup pudding, 3 tbsp Truwhip • Old Pts: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 217 • Fat: 10 g • Protein: 5 g • Carb: 30.5 g • Fiber: 1.5 g • Sugar: 22.5 g
Sodium: 73 mg
Ingredients
- 3 cups fat free milk
- 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 large egg yolk
- 4 oz (4 squares) Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate Squares
- 18 tbsp Tru Whip
Directions:
In a medium non-stick saucepan, combine milk, sugar, and cornstarch; whisk well and simmer on medium-low heat, whisking constantly until mixture has thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes.
In a medium bowl whisk egg yolk. Slowly add about a cup of the hot milk mixture to the yolk, whisking in about a tablespoon at a time to temper the egg so the egg doesn't cook. Once the egg is tempered, whisk into the saucepan with the milk mixture.
Melt the chocolate squares in the microwave 20 seconds at a time, up to a minute, stirring in between until the chocolate is melted. Pour melted chocolate into the sauce pan, whisk well.
Add vanilla; simmer on low for 15 minutes, whisking constantly.
Transfer the chocolate pudding into a large bowl, cover with wax paper, touching the pudding so that it doesn't allow a film to settle on top. Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Makes about 2 3/4 cups.
When cold, place 3 tbsp pudding into each glass, then add 2 tbsp of truwhip in each, then 2 tbsp more pudding and top with a dollop of Truwhip.
























Looks Amazing!! Can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy. Throw a few raspberries on top and I'm sold!
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteI use cook-n-serve sugar-free chocolate pudding made with skim milk and layer with light cool whip. Half the points and taste great.
DeleteWhat's truwhip?
ReplyDeleteThat looks DELICIOUS! Can't wait to try it :)
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Can i use semi sweet chocolate chips instead? I have those on hand
ReplyDeleteAs long as they melt ok, should work fine.
DeleteThis looks so delish!
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My son is allergic to eggs, any suggestions for substitutions ? Would love to make this on thursday !
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Hmm, I think you can leave it out and add a 1/2 tsp more cornstarch
DeleteGina - you are amazing!!
DeleteThis looks delicious! I will definitely have to try this one out for a healthy snack or even valentines day!
ReplyDeleteDef looks AMAZING. YUM! Need to go get the ingredients asap!
ReplyDeleteThose little dessert cups are an awesome find! They are perfect for a parfait!
ReplyDeleteI know! Score!
DeleteThis looks soooo good! Wish I would have seen this recipe before I went to the grocery store this morning. I don't have any chocolate sqaures, but I have semi sweet chips. Would those work?
ReplyDeletewell....of course they would...if it's chocolate and can be melted..it will do.
Deletewhat is the point value without the Truwhip?My new thing is to add a touch of vanilla creamer to ff greek yogurt and use it as a topping
ReplyDeleteWithout the Truwhip it's 5 pts plus each.
DeleteCan you give us a homemade alternative to tru whip? Alot of your subscribers are not from USA & aren't able to buy the pre made products you have in your recipes.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty easy to make your own whipped cream with whipping cream. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Whipped-Cream/ Then you don't have to worry about any additional ingredients either!
DeleteI meant a low fat version! I think most of us know how to whip cream :)
DeleteI've tried making low fat whipped cream from scratch with little success. A great cleaner cream alternative is to use yogurt sweetened with honey or raw sugar, with some vanilla added.
DeleteI also love using coconut cream as a non-dairy whipped cream option, but it's not light, it still has fat in it. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear it!
I think I would just try this without the egg yolk. Looks tempting!
ReplyDeleteLook so good! check out my blog @ http://moussiekitchen.blogspot.ca/
ReplyDeleteFabolous dessert!!! I just love chocolate parfaits!!
ReplyDeleteDo you think I could use arrow root instead of cornstarch?
ReplyDeleteI think it would work out fine.
DeleteThis looks amazing and pretty easy to make! I may have to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteDo you think this would work with Almond milk?
ReplyDeleteI think it would.
Deleteokay everyone is tempting me with cocolate right now, this looks scrumptious but really I came to say... i love your whisk lol
ReplyDeleteYES! ^^ this person read my mind! lol I LOVE your rainbow whisk! and the dessert looks yummy :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if this would be any "lighter" for a topping but what about meringue?
I wonder if the temp in the begining when thickening is actually suppose to be medium high. Mine would not thicken until I cranked up the heatg.
ReplyDeleteI would love to know if this would work as well with almond milk. We religiously use vanilla (sweetened) almond milk. I imagine it would be fine since it's sweet and we use it in place of milk anyway in other recipes.
ReplyDeleteYour pudding looks so thick, creamy and full of chocolatey delight! I've never tried covering pudding with wax paper and I love this idea because ever time I've used plastic wrap, I've ended up with drops of moisture on top of the pudding. gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI tried making this last night and unfortunately, it just didn't come out right. The milk and cornstarch mixture never thickened, I had it on the stove for about 1/2 hour...should I have cooked it even longer?
ReplyDeleteThat's odd, I made this several times and even had someone else make it to test. Did you change anything?
DeleteI followed the directions closely and did everything correctly, but unfortunately the pudding mixture never set in the fridge even overnight. What did I do wrong? I did as the recipe said simmering it for 15 minutes should I have cooked it longer to get the pudding to be thick like I did with the milk/cornstarch.
ReplyDeleteMmm...delicious! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteMine never set correctly either, and I'm not sure if I didn't let it thicken long enough on the stove or if I didn't leave it in the fridge long enough. It was still warm coming out of the fridge, so I imagine that was it. I'd like to try it again but I don't want to end up with runny pudding again, so I'll be watching the comments for suggestions!
ReplyDeleteIt's not super hard, I like that it's a little soft but I am going to retest this just to be sure I didn't make a mistake when writing it up.
DeleteI had this made in 15 minutes (plus setting over night)and if I had realised how easy it is to make chocolate mousse I would have tried it years ago. Everything was perfect and thoroughly enjoyed by hubby and myself as a Valetines treat with some strawberry's.
ReplyDeleteI re-made this as per your comments, and I had the same results, perfect. I added the thicken time in my directions to help. The end results were very much like a pudding after it cooled in the refrigerator.
ReplyDeleteAttempted to make this two nights ago to take to a dinner date with friends. I followed directions as specified but my pudding never thickened either. :( I plan to retest later this week to see if I went wrong somewhere.
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