Wednesday Wonders

Today it's all about mint chocolate pudding (disguised as a potted plant). Say what?!  Yes, Mint Chocolate Pudding that is cleverly dished to look exactly like a freshly planted herb.  So awesome.

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Our good friend Martha (or the peeps that write for the website) have done it again with this cute and quirky little treat.  Read about it {here}.

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Salt

1 1/4 cups heavy cream

1 1/4 cups whole milk

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (1 cup)

1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract

1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

10 chocolate wafer cookies

Garnish: mint sprigs

Directions

Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Combine cream, milk, and vanilla in a liquid measuring cup.

Pour 1 cup cream mixture into sugar mixture, and whisk until cornstarch is dissolved. Add remaining cream mixture, and whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and cook until thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and add chocolate. Whisk until chocolate melts, about 1 minute.

Remove from heat. Add mint extract and butter, and whisk until butter melts. Quickly divide pudding, whisking as you work to prevent sides from setting up, among eight 4-ounce glasses or glass flowerpot votive candle holders (candle4less.com), leaving about 1/2 inch of space at the top of each. Refrigerate until set, about 1 1/2 hours.

Just before serving, pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Top each pudding with 1 tablespoon ground-cookie "dirt," and garnish with a planted mint sprig. Serve chilled.

* I think it would be fun to serve this at a garden luncheon!

* You can find the clear glasses (that look like the picture above) at Ikea for $1.49/6 pack!

Now...on to some blazer action.  Adding a layer that makes any outfit look like a million bucks is always a DO!  Blazers are like the LBD (little black dress).  They should always be a staple in any wardrobe,  and they are always a classic choice.  Happy Wednesday! XoX

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