Desserts in Glasses| Dark Chocolate Oat & Walnut Pudding {eggless} & a Cranberry Cocktail Fruit Jelly…
“I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.”
Erica Bauermeister
Dark Chocolate Oat & Walnut Pudding {eggless} … with the festive season well underway, it’s always the more the merrier when it comes to desserts. Leave it to me, and I would pretty much try and squeeze and recreate every dessert to fit into wine glasses, or any glasses for that matter. There is something quite ethereal and fun about it. Convenient and quick too!
This is what the year is probably going to be like. Quick recipes. Fun too. Hopefully will get a handle on the techs behind the camera. The healthy, or rather healthier twist is also going to rule. Feels like a lot more chocolate through winter, and then loads of summer fruit in the hot months. So much to look forward to.I am a huge believer in individually portioned desserts, preferably in glasses. It’s fun to layer in them, fun to see the visual delight they offer and fun to see kids faces light up while holding a stem glass. That I also play around with different sizes and kinds of glasses is a personal choice. I need to break the monotony of life, of setting, of serving and of course of taking photographs.
So this is a recipe I recently did for Cosmopolitan India. The criteria was interesting … an original recipe, easy to cook, shouldn’t take longer than 20-30 minutes to put together and most importantly, it should boast ingredients with ‘beauty benefits’. Create anything you like as long as it will do the skin some good. I have been working a LOT with oats of late, especially with my association with Fit Foodie. Well oats are good for the skin too, as a scrub, as a face pack, and of course ‘in a dish to eat’!! Chocolate and honey fitted right in! Just my kind of recipe, and one that went well with the theme!
So Good for You!
Oats are big on anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that battle skin probs, and they work as a natural moisturizer. Dark chocolate repairs dry skin, shields against UV rays, erases fine lines and wrinkles, adds shine to locks, and promotes hair growth!
I did another interesting dessert in a glass for a magazine I write for. It was a Cranberry Cocktail Fruit Jelly, which appeared in Abraxas NU this December. The recipe is festive, it’s fun and it’s make ahead! See…
On another note, I was thrilled to be featured in the VOGUE India, Food & Drink Guide 2015 … doing what I like to do best! The guide showcased ‘food bloggers who are excellent photographers’. Yours truly found mention there!
Cheers to the new year. What is your favourite ‘dessert in a glass’ OR favourite way to serve dessert?
Summary: The Dark Chocolate Oat & Walnut Pudding turned out bowl scraping good. Deeply soul satisfying, smooth with beautiful texture, it’s quite delightful for an eggless chocolate pudding. Using oats meant that it ended up being gluten free too! {Recipe can be easily halved}. Serves 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes plus chilling
Ingredients:
- Pudding
- 400g 2% milk
- 200ml low fat cream
- 30g cocoa powder
- 35g oats, ground to fine meal
- 125g 52% dark couverture chocolate, chopped
- 75g brown sugar
- 50g honey
- 50g roasted walnuts, chopped
- Topping
- Roasted walnut halves
- chocolate shavings
Method:
- Place all ingredients in a heavy bottom pan and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken. Once it becomes as thick as a custard, take off heat, allow to cool, then puree with an immersion blender or blitz in a food processor.
- Fold the chopped walnuts through {optional}
- Pour into serving bowls / glasses.
- Cool and then chill for 4-6 hours, preferably overnight.
- Top with roasted walnuts, chocolate shavings, or even seasonal berries like blueberries, strawberries etc.
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16 Comments
Deepali Jain
I am making this like now! Thanks for such a great recipe.
Deeba @ PAB
First developed a similar recipe for Saffola oats. Seemed like fun Deepali, and it keeps seeing new avatars!
Sarvani (baker in disguise)
That first pic is just stunning!!! I love desserts in a glass..its all so self contained and doesn’t look messy! I have been wanting to try those desserts with a slant… soo fancy!! Happy 2015!! 🙂
Deeba @ PAB
Happy 2015 to you too Sarvani. Have a brilliant year! 🙂
indugetscooking
The first thought that came to my when I saw the first pic was of Dracula! Seriously! Something dark, sinful, mysterious and very enticing!
Deeba @ PAB
ROFL Indu. Dark and mysterious even I thought. Dracula is certainly intriguing. 😉
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy And Harried
What a gorgeous dessert. Love all your features as well. You are always an inspiration, Deeba!
Deeba @ PAB
Aww thank you Anjana. I love the name Happy and Harried. Been there, done that … was never creative enough then !! 😉
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy And Harried
Hehe…thank you, Deeba. When I started my blog, my boy was a bunny-on-wheels, a toddler. No other name seemed apt then (well, even now!). I am so glad to have connected with you over Simi’s FB photo challenge initiative as well. So much to learn!
Deeba @ PAB
Ditto Anjana. <3
Linsy Patel
I am a silent admirer of your work, but love no bake desserts, so cannot stop myself commenting and saying this rocks. I am surely going to make this and with your permission post it on my blog too, with of course credit to you.
Deeba @ PAB
Thank you for those words. Hope you enjoy it!
Rafeeda
I have a family that detests oats, so why wouldn’t I hide it in desserts in this form? So sure that the kids would polish them off if I make them with milk chocolate! Awesome idea… gotta try over the weekend… 🙂
Deeba @ PAB
I also thought of oats as rather bland and uncreative until a short while ago Rafeeda. Now I find myself reaching out for them to use in things I could never imagine. All the thickening in desserts and soups, breading etc have a new ingredient! Yes oats of course. You might want to decrease the sugar initially if using milk chocolate. Taste and adjust after the first mix if required. I only use dark chocolate. 🙂
rohitdassani
Your pics are just too amazing…. love every bit of it…. do visit http://www.rohitdassani.com
Deeba @ PAB
Thank you Rohit. Will certainly stop by!