Serves 4 | Total time: about 40 minutes Prep time:10 min. | Chilling time: at least 30 min.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
dessert
Prep Time10minutes
Chill for1hour
Total Time1hour10minutes
Servings4
AuthorSandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking
Ingredients
One 3.9-ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
1cupcold skim milk
1cupheavy whipping cream + 1 teaspoon sugar or you can use pre-made thawed whipped cream
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
Garnish:
All Natural Maraschino Cherries
Dark and White Chocolate Shavings for garnish
Instructions
In a large bowl, stir together the pudding mix with the milk until very thick.
In another bowl, beat the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla
using an electric hand mixer until peaks form. Reserve few teaspoons for garnish.
Add whipped cream, and Fold gently into the pudding until it's well combined.
Spoon into dessert glasses and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
When ready to serve, top each with a small dollop of the reserved whipped cream, maraschino cherry, and chocolate shavings. If you have a mint, stick one on the side for aroma and presentation.
Recipe Notes
Mousse can be made ahead and in the fridge overnight in the closed container or cover the dessert glasses with alum foil. This instant pudding from Jell-o does not require cooking.
Just in case if you have only that says "cook and serve", I would not recommend! I tried it and it is just not the same.
You can add 1/4 cup of strong espresso and mix it with the pudding or instead of the vanilla use a splash of Rum, but you can add both.
Yes, you can use pre-made Whipped cream. it is inexpensive, saves you time and all you need to do is to thaw it. I love extra creamy one. So good.