With a mere 4 ingredients (dark chocolate, coconut milk, xylitol and coconut oil) this low glycemic chocolate pudding is the perfect gluten free treat for Valentine’s Day. I’m trying to keep my recipes as delicious and simple as possible and this dessert fits that bill. I hope you all enjoy it as much as my family did.
If you find yourself averse to using xylitol (and please don’t feed it to your dogs!) then feel free to experiment with this recipe and try using alternative sweeteners. Just be sure to leave a comment letting us know what you used and how it worked out.
Easy Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 1 13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk
- ¼ cup xylitol
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Place chocolate chips in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped
- In a medium pot, heat coconut milk, xylitol and coconut oil to a simmer
- Pour coconut milk mixture into the food processor
- Process until smooth
- Pour into ½ cup mason jars and refrigerate overnight
- Serve
I cannot take credit for the method in this recipe. Recently, I was going through a stack of gluten free magazines. I found a nice recipe for a Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Raspberry Pie in Living Without and decided to experiment with it. The result? This Easy Chocolate Pudding recipe. Sometimes my tinkering takes me in unexpected directions. I set out to make pie and end up with pudding –that is the fun of the process.
When I was a little girl, my mom and dad used to pack canned Del Monte chocolate pudding in my lunch. I loved it. This brings back those school lunch memories without all of the sugar and processed chemicals.
Finally, I want to thank Chocolate Covered Katie for inspiring the photo in this post. Very little of what we do is original.
Happy gluten free, dairy free Valentine’s Day.
elana says
Hi Everyone,
I haven’t updated anything on this post. All of the ingredients are showing up just fine in all of my browsers. Please let me know if you are having trouble in viewing this recipe. I am trying to figure out what the source of this trouble may be.
Thank you,
Elana
Sandy says
Everything shows up just fine on my computer, nothing missing. I look forward to trying this recipe.
Sandy
Anna says
Elana, I love your web site and the recipes are so creative. I really do wish you had nutritional information for your recipes. I’m trying to limit my carbohydrate intake and it would be so nice if you broke it down. Please keep up the amazing work you do.
Ida says
Thank you, Elana, for using xylitol! I don’t usually get the result I want when I subsititute xylitol + water/plant milk for agave in your recipes, so I love it when I don’t have to sub at all :-)
Have a great weekend.
frances says
how much xylitol should be used?
frances says
ah, ninja edit. thanks for updating!
sara says
I am confused by the ingredients list. 1/4 cup 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Should there be an “and” in there. And do you measure it in solid or liquid form, because there’s a difference in volume. Also, how much xylitol?
Diana says
Am I missing where the amount of xylitol is listed??
Rosie Slosek says
I was just going to say the same thing. It’s omitted.
Beverly says
IT SAYS 1/4 CUP
Sue says
Lots of chocolate pudding recipes circulating… for those like me who can’t tolerate coconut milk here is a recipe with avocados (at the end of the post): http://travelsketchwrite.com/2012/02/03/san-miguel-de-allende-saturday-organic-farmers-market/
Gloria says
That looks yummy!! I have to try that.
glutenfreeforgood says
Wherever the inspiration came from, your simple chocolate pudding recipe sounds perfect. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate and coconut. They were made for each other!
Melissa
Joelle says
Does anyone have a good source of Xylitol? I have been leary about it because it is mostly likely derived from corn. I think I will try honey or maybe some coconut sugar for now.
Patrick says
Hi Joelle–The brand Elana links to (The Ultimate Sweetener) is derived from birch trees, so it should be free of corn. There may be other brands out there too, but this one I know of. You may try searching for “birch sugar” too.
Hope this helps.
Nick says
You can order Xylitol from Swanson Vitamins.
Becca says
Please let me/us know if you try it with honey or coconut sugar!
MANDA says
http://www.xylitolusa.com/ i use this website for my xylitol and my palm sugar. they are very fast and friendly. if you wait for coupon/deals you can get even better deals too;)
MANDA says
forgot to add, it is 100% birch
Mia says
http://Www.globalsweet.com is where we get it. We buy the 55 lb bag and split it with friends. It is made from birch and in the U.S.A.
Kim maunder says
You need to buy birch tree xylitol, it has a number of health benefits but dont buy corn derived xylitol
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Awwww Elana, you are too sweet to me.
Your photography is always absolutely amazing.
And that chocolate pudding… with chocolate AND coconut, I don’t think I’m going to be able to resist. I might just have to try it today! :)
Marci F. says
I have to agree – Chocolate Covered Katie, you are an inspiration to us chocolate lovers!
I will be anxiously awaiting other readers’ reports on using an alternative sweetener to xylitol.
sweet road says
I love recipes with just a few ingredients – they are easy to throw together and they are just so simple. I feel better about eating foods that have not been quite so processed, even in my own kitchen!