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.
Belinda says
I made it with organic demerara sugar instead and heated the chocolate and the coconut milk altogether in my thermomix. It didn’t set however, or hasn’t about 4 hrs after being in the fridge…. It also has a funny little skin of coconut fat ontop of it with a kind of crunchiness to it…. any ideas??
Donna Chernow says
I was just thinking about making chocolate pudding! I found myself in the pudding isle in the supermarket mesmerized by all the jello colors…:-) This will definitely be a better option….:-)
Jami says
Hi,
I made this amazing recipe for Valentine’s Day. However, it never set up! My husband daughter and I happily drank it and it was so good, but I would love to make it again and eat it for pudding. Any suggestions from anyone?
Thanks,
Jami
Anna says
I made this with Enjoy Life! allergy free chocolate chips and a scant 1/4 cup of coconut sugar, my 10 and 14 year old boys loved it as a Valentine’s day treat. I sent homemade “pudding cups” in their lunch today! Thank you Elana for helping me make my “allergy” kids feel loved and normal.
adriane says
this makes AMAZING chocolate ice cream when frozen, with the right consistency and everything!
Jennifer says
Thank you Elana! I made this for Valentine’s Day today and didn’t realize it needed to set in the fridge overnight. So, I put it in the freezer for about 3 hours and it came out like a delicious coconut flavored chocolate ice cream!!! I had been wanting to find a way to make my own ice cream with coconut milk and now I have it :) By the way, didn’t have xylitol, so I used about 1/2 the amount of Truvia.
RL says
For those who might be interested in the dangers of xylitol, here’s a very in-depth blog post with great follow up discussions in the comment section. You might want to re-think using sugar alcohols.
http://www.crunchybetty.com/xylitol-should-we-stop-calling-it-natural
aimee says
LOVE IT! used unsweetened chocolate bar and a bit of stevia to taste. absolutely delicious! wonder if using a bit more coconut oil this could set up as a creamy icing? thank you, again!
Marie says
An even simpler version…Yum! I made this yesterday and because I feel like out organic dark chocolate chips are plenty sweet, and I’m not a fan of artificial sweeteners, I skipped adding a sweetener all together. This came out fabulously smooth, creamy and plenty sweet for us. I will definitely make it again
Anastasia@healthymamainfo.com says
Such a great and simple vegan dessert!