Craving dessert? How about this creamy chocolate-mint pudding. When fresh mint leaves steep in fat-free milk to impart the herb’s essence, the taste is much more delicate than that of mint extract! The rich deep flavor of cacao will also satisfy your chocolate craving without any artificial sweeteners.

Creamy Chocolate-Mint Pudding

Ingredients:

3 cups almond milk

2 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp Healthworks Cacao Powder

1/2 cup rice flour

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup raw dark chocolate (chopped)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. In a small saucepan, heat milk over medium-high heat
2. Remove from heat, add mint, let it stay and soak for 15 minutes
3. Strain milk mixture using a sieve into a bowl
4. Pour milk to pan, stir in maple syrup, cornstarch, cacao powder and salt, warm up over medium heat
5. Add in egg yolks, constantly stirring with a whisk until mixture thickens
6. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract and chocolate, string until chocolate melts
7. Pour pudding into small bowls, put in fridge and chill
8. Top with fresh fruit & nuts, Enjoy!