Homemade Chocolate Pudding

When cooking/baking I try to use as many organic ingredients as possible. ENJOY!!

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. powdered milk
1/2 tsp. salt
4 c. water
4 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. butter
Mix first 6 ingredients together. Cook in microwave stirring every once in a while until thick.
When done, add vanilla and butter.

CHOCOLATE CREAM PUDDING
 Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in milk and chocolate. Cook, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts and mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in egg yolks. Return to heat and cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Chill before serving.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Cream-Pudding/Detail.aspx

Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe sounds so incredibly weird, but I can honestly say these were a huge hit in my house...my kids, neighbors, family, etc... gobbled them up!!

Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes about 2 dozen cookies

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

3/4 cup butter

1 Egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

15oz can chickpeas drained and rinsed ( I have a mini food chopper/processor so I dumped all my chickpeas in there first to "chop" them up)

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used a mixture of milk and semisweet)

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup old fashioned oats

1 teaspoon baking soda

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and margarine with a wooden spoon or on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla, then the chickpeas and chocolate chips. Add the flour, oats, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.

3. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the baking sheet, spacing the cookies1 inch apart. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 11-13 minutes, do not over bake. Leave on cookie sheet to cool and then transfer onto wire rack until completely cool.

4. Store in airtight container for up to 3 days.

Kachi Dabeli, Edamame, Strawberries dipped in chocolate, cheez-it crackers

Kachi Dabeli : spicy mashed potato stuffing on the whole grains bread.

Add some kachi dabeli masala in some heated oil and add mashed potatos to it. I added peanuts, walnuts and cashews in it. On one slice of bread add the stuffing and decorate it with coconut flakes and pomogranate seeds; ketchup on the other side of the sandwich.

Chocolate dipped strawberries : In a bowl I add some chocolate chips/pieces of plain chocolate bar. microwave it for a minute. dip the strawberries and put in th fridge to cool. Roo loves to make them and eat :)

Edamame : green soybeans cooked in water and salt.

with some cheez-it s: baked snack crackers.

I added a pink love note under the sandwich.