Chocolate stout pudding

Chocolate stout pudding with whipped cream and pretzel bits.

Cheers to beer pudding! Delight beer lovers by taking their favorite beverage and blending it with their favorite salty snack in a scrumptious dessert—this chocolate stout pudding. A dollup of whipped cream and pretzel pieces provide the finishing touches on this happy-hour-worthy dessert.

Yield: 4 servings

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Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup cornstarch
⅛ tsp. salt
1¾ cups milk
1 cup chocolate stout beer (coffee stout works, too)
2 Tbsp. butter, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
Pretzels for garnish
Whipped cream for garnish

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt. Slowly add the milk and chocolate stout beer. Bring to a boil. Then stir constantly and simmer till thickened.
  2. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Let cool.
  3. Serve topped with pretzel shards and whipped cream.
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