Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Custard Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients

• 40 g/1 1/2 oz/1/3 cup corn flour (cornstarch)

• 40 g/1 1/2 oz/3 tbsp light brown sugar

• 600 ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cups milk

• 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 60 ml/4 tbsp double (heavy) cream

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Method:

1. Blend the corn flour with the sugar, a little of the milk and the vanilla essence in a bowl. Put the remaining milk in a saucepan.

2. Break up half the chocolate and add. Heat gently, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Pour the flavored milk over the blended corn flour, stirring.

3. Return to the pan. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes. stirring, until thickened and smooth. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the cream.

4. Turn into four to six glasses and cover each with a circle of wetted greaseproof (waxed) paper to prevent a skin forming. Leave until cold, then chill.

5. Just before serving. remove the paper and grate the remaining chocolate over the surface.