Saturday, August 20, 2011

Chocolate "Super Fudge" Pudding

The first month post-op this pudding - or the frozen pudding pops - were a total lifesaver. When I mix up a batch of pudding I typically will package some of the mixed pudding in 1-ounce and 3-ounce containers and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. If you package the pudding in these smaller containers it will chill and set in 5-10 minutes. I make two sizes of pudding pops. The first is in a typical 3-ounce ice pop mold and the second is a "baby" 1-ounce mold. Before I purchased the molds I just used a 1-ounce medicine cup with a sturdy toothpick stuck in it, but I now make so many of pudding pops and ice pops that the plastic and silicone molds are much handier and environmentally friendlier. (They are also easier to handle and a lot less messy!)

1 4-serving package sugar free chocolate pudding (for testing we used Better Bowls Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding (160 calories, 12 grams protein)
1 scoop unflavored or chocolate protein powder (for testing we used Unjury Chocolate Splendor Whey Protein Powder (100 calories, 20 grams protein)
1/4 cup dry skim milk (60 calories, 6 grams protein)
2 cups skim milk (172 calories, 16.8 grams protein)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whisk together the dry ingredients until well blended. Slowly whisk in the milk and stir until well mixed. Add the vanilla and mix until well-incorporated. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving. The mixture can also be poured into small cups or ice pop molds and froze for at least three hours before eating.

Makes 18 servings (about 1 ounce each)

492 calories, 54.8 grams protein
27.3 calories, 3 grams protein

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