Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, peppermint pattie chocolate pudding. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Pudding is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Pudding is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook peppermint pattie chocolate pudding using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Pudding:
- Get 1/2 Cup plus 2-3 Tablespoons sugar (to taste)
- Take 1/4 Cup cocoa powder
- Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- Prepare 2 1/3 cups whole milk (it's creamier with whole milk)
- Get 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine (better with real butter)
- Take 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions to make Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Pudding:
- Mix all dry ingredients and add to a saucepan.
- Over medium heat, add milk slowly while continously stirring with a whisk. Keep stirring constantly until the mixture reaches a boil, then continue stirring for one minute.
- Remove from heat and add butter/margarine, vanilla and peppermint extract. Stir in for about one minute.
- This pudding can be served immediately, hot, or portioned into containers, covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated. If you don't like a slightly chewy skin on top of the pudding, cover with the plastic wrap/cling film touching the pudding.
- For finishing, you can eat as is, use in other recipes, or top with whipped or Chantilly cream.
Discover How to Elevate Your Mood with Food
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Eggs, you might be surprised to find out, are great at battling depression. You need to see to it, though, that what you make includes the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping you cheer up. Eggs, the yolks in particular, are high in B vitamins. These B vitamins are fantastic for helping to improve your mood. This is because they help improve the function of your neural transmitters, the parts of your brain that affect your mood. Try consuming a couple of eggs to feel better!
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Green tea is fantastic for moods. You were just expecting to read that, weren’t you? Green tea has been found to be chock-full of an amino acid called L-theanine. Research has discovered that this amino acid induces the production of brain waves. This will improve your brain’s concentration while simultaneously relaxing the rest of your body. You were already aware that that green tea helps you be better. Now you are aware that green tea helps you to raise your moods also!
Now you realize that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you wish to help your moods get better. Try a few of these tips instead.
