This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe was selected by It’s Melissa’s Kitchen. You can find the full recipe by clicking over to Melissa’s blog or in the fabulous cookbook Baking: From My Home To Yours by Dorie Greenspan on pg. 383.
The recipe is for a rich, creamy, velvety chocolate pudding that is prepared in a food processor. I wanted a fun twist so I decided to make tarts and used cookie dough as my tart base.
I took a muffin tin, flipped it over and sprayed it generously with cooking spray. I then put rounds of dough on top of each muffin tin.
I baked the tarts for about 11 minutes in a 350 degree oven. While they were baking I tackled Dorie’s chocolate pudding. It was a simple recipe to follow.
I used both my big and my little Cuisinart while making this recipe. The baby Cuisinart blending the dry ingredients while the mama Cuisinart blended the wet ingredients. Don’t they look cute side by side?
Here are the eggs and a little bit of sugar preparing to go for a whirl.
I only used 4 oz of bittersweet chocolate instead of the 5 oz the recipe calls for. I didn’t realize the bar I purchased was only 4 oz until I was home and in the process of making the recipe. Bo was taking a nap so there was no chance of a quick run to the store. I figured it would be just as good with only 4 oz and I found it to still be quite rich and chocolaty.
I was amazed at the frothiness of the pudding. I think this may be part of the secret that makes it so yummy.
It was a fast recipe to prepare and before I knew it my tarts were out and the pudding was ready. I spooned the pudding into my cookie tarts and behold — Chocolate Pudding Tarts!
They were delicious and even received a rave review from Mike, who isn’t a fan of pudding!
How clever! Those look great. I used Ghiradelli too, yum.
I love the cooking molding idea. Your little pudding tarts look amazing!
Molding the dough on the bottom of the muffin pan was SUCH a good idea! I’m stealing it. 😉
Look at those little tarts! How gorgeous is that! Very innovative!
Clever, clever! I love it and must try that soon! Fab job!
Awesome ideas!
OMG I am starving and this looks like the perfect thing for me to munch on right now. 🙂 I am so making this!
What a great idea – pudding plus cookie tarts must be amazing.
how smart is that?? that opens up a whole world of possibilities!!
That looks really yummy! Great idea!
What an awesome idea! It sounds like a perfect pairing to the pudding. Nicely done!
That has to be very decadent. You are so clever, how needs mini tart pans now? Just kidding.. I can never pass the chance to increase my bakeware collection!
I love the tarts! Very clever 🙂
Adorable idea!
Well, now, aren’t those just the cutest little tarts ever! How creative!
Nifty trick with the tarts.
What a very creative way to serve pudding. Your photos are great. I bet this tasted just awesome. I look forward to seeing your post next week!
I was surprised at how frothy the stuff got in the food processor, too. The cookie tarts are a great idea, and I like how you used the outside of your muffin pan to make them. I wouldn’t have thought of that.
I am so using this yummy concoction!! I can taste it now!
ICLW