Chocolate puddings with marshmallows

Its that time of the year when chocolates and strawberries become the symbols of love and friendship.

Happy Valentines' Day to you all :)

I've been wanting to try out these kinds of puddings with biscuit bases which usually makes the base for cheesecakes.I do not have the patience to try out cheesecakes however so with whatever i had at my disposal i tried these.I've been saving some marshmallows for a while now to try in an instant mousse but i didn't get there, this is the closest i could get, i guess.

SInce marshmallows use gelatin it acted as the setting agent in this pudding.You can replace this with agar agar/china grass or gelatin as you please.

To make this pudding you need

(Makes 3 large cup cake liner sized puddings)

To set them in cup cake liners

For the base:
Biscuits (Digestive/Marie) 5 6
Butter 5-6 tablespoons
Sugar powder as per sweet/optional

Chocolate layer:
Milk half cup
Marshmallows 9-10
Cocoa powder 2 tablespoons

For garnish
White chocolate pieces
Strawberry pieces/candy/jam

• Powder biscuits in a blender/food processor to course powder, add melted butter spoon by spoon until you can hold the powder into a ball(like ladoos), add sugar along with this and mix well.
• Place a liner in a small bowl the same size that can hold your liner,now press this biscuit base in each cupcake liner and press it down well with the spoon.Refrigerate for an hour.
• Heat milk in a pan and add the marshmallows it will dissolve slowly now add the cocoa powder  and stir in set aside.(you can use gelatin/agar agar in this step instead of marshmallows)
• pour this over the biscuit base and cover each bowl with foil paper and leave it in the fridge for another few hours until it sets firm.
• Before serving dip the bowls in normal water so the cupcake liners will loosen from them.

• Serve delicious chocolate puddings with chocolate sauce,or strawberry pieces and jam.

Enjoy this simple easy dessert!

Sending this to Valentines Treat @ Cuisine delights and Recipe junction, Let.s cook/bake,Cook with love:spouse, Bon Vivant - quixotic fixes, Foodabulous - celebrate february, Sweet luv 

Chocolate puddings with marshmallows

Its that time of the year when chocolates and strawberries become the symbols of love and friendship.

Happy Valentines' Day to you all :)

Rose Pudding

 These are eggless little beauties and so easy that you can call them instant!I fell in love with them, when i saw it at Taste of pearl city!Until i used the china grass myself for this pudding, I had only tasted it at a muslim uncle's house for Iftar and also read about it.Its the vegetarian substitute for gelatin.And the best thing i loved about this china grass is that you do not need to freeze the pudding so set it, which makes it so usable for kids.

Its my darling LM's birthday and I'm making a sweet post.I am thinking of making a similar chocolate pudding with agar agar/china grass for the small kiddie birthday party!She's so excited about her Dora cake :)

To make about 12 mini muffin sized mini-puddings , you need

Milk 1 and half cups(250 ml)
Water 1/2 cup
China grass powder 40 gms ( i used instant china grass powder the packet is 80 gms and the instructions say to add the whole pack to 500 ml of milk)
Rose essence 2 tablespoons
Condensed Milk 2 tablespoons

Moulds or fancy bowls in which you can set the pudding( i used my muffin tray to set..i'm on the lookout for some fancy moulds)

• Boil the china grass powder in the water until the crystals dissolve.(you have to boil the china grass well in boiling water so the gelling agent starts working)
• Add the boiled milk(needn't cool it) to the boiling china grass liquid.
• Next add the condensed milk and stir well until all dissolves.Turn off the heat.
• Mix the rose essence in to the milky mix and let it rest.
• Prepare the moulds/dishes or just a flat plate, pour the pudding mix into the moulds or just flat plate and u can cut it into the shapes of your choice.It will set in about 15 -20 minutes.
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Serve beautiful puddings chilled or normally with nuts and fruits :)

Rose Pudding

 These are eggless little beauties and so easy that you can call them instant!I fell in love with them, when i saw it at Taste of pearl city!Until i used the china grass myself for this pudding, I had only tasted it at a muslim uncle's house for Iftar and also read about it.Its the vegetarian substitute for gelatin.And the best thing i loved about this china grass is that you do not need to freeze the pudding so set it, which makes it so usable for kids.