Chocolate Malt Pudding

Recipe: Prepared Pantry

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup malted milk powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups milk
1 large egg
2 large egg yolks
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Combine the cornstarch, malted milk powder, half of the sugar with 1/2 cup of the milk. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the egg and egg yolks and whisk until smooth.
2. In a heavy saucepan, cook the remaining 2 cups of milk and the remaining sugar until it boils for several minutes.
3. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the hot milk while whisking the mixture to keep it smooth. Cook until bubbles rise through the liquid but not to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add vanilla.
4. Melt the chocolate chips and the butter in the microwave. Stir the melted chocolate into the hot pudding.
5. Pour the pudding into serving dishes or a casserole dish. Cover the pudding surface with waxed paper placed directly on the pudding. Let cool for one hour and then place in the refrigerator to chill.

We took this out of the fridge after about 4 hours of chilling and it was still pretty runny. It is supposed to taste like an old fashioned malt, which it does. It's very rich with a definite malt flavor. Tastes different than the regular pudding in the box, so if you're looking for a homemade version of Jell-o, this isn't it. Overall, pretty good. If I make it again, I will cut down on the malt powder.