And if glucose is a concern, I’ve made this recipe with Splenda and it tasted just as silky and sweet. Reduced-fat milk or non-dairy milks (almond, rice, etc.) may be substituted for whole milk if desired. If using sweetened chocolate, reduce the sugar to 1/8 cup. Taste mixture after mixing in the chocolate and add more sugar if needed. It’s a single-origin product that has won several awards worldwide. Refrigerate until congealed then cover with plastic wrap and keep in refrigerator until serving time.īefore serving, top each pudding with a generous squeeze of whipped cream topping, then sprinkle with cacao nibs, toasted coconut flakes or crushed macadamia nuts.ĭavao Malagos dark chocolate bars (65%, 72% & 85% cacao) may be ordered from Amazon.
Ladle mixture into serving dishes to form the top layer. Remove from heat and stir in gold rum and vanilla. Continue cooking until mixture is smooth and thick.
Whisk thoroughly until chocolate is melted and fully incorporated. Refrigerate until fully congealed, about 20 minutes.Ĭhocolate layer: Follow same procedure above and add dark chocolate pieces when the mixture begins to thicken. Ladle mixture into six individual serving dishes. Remove from heat and stir in gold rum and coconut extract (if using). Cook until mixture is smooth and thick, about 10-15 minutes. Over medium heat, cook pudding mixture, whisking and stirring constantly to make sure no lumps form. Slowly whisk in coconut milk and stir until dry ingredients are incorporated. Garnish: Cacao nibs, toasted coconut flakes, or crushed macadamia nutsĬoconut layer: Place cornstarch, sugar and salt in a saucepan and stir with a wire whisk. Topping:Whipped cream topping (e.g., Reddi Wip) To add texture, sprinkle cacao nibs, toasted coconut flakes or crushed macadamia nuts on top.Īs the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding! So enjoy this silky, comforting, delectable dessert!!ĭouble Decker Chocolate and Coconut Pudding (Photo by Voltaire Gungab)ġ/4 cup coconut sugar (or white or turbinado sugar)ģ oz unsweetened premium dark chocolate, broken into small pieces I also used coconut sugar from the Philippines for the chocolate layer (it lends a slight caramel flavor to the chocolate), although white or turbinado sugar would do as well. You can use other premium brands (Lindt, Guittard, Godiva, etc.), but to take advantage of dark chocolate’s health benefits, select one with a high cacao content (at least 60%), preferably unsweetened. If you’ve never heard about or tasted this artisanal product from the Philippines, I encourage you to try it. I wouldn’t recommend chilling a Double Decker, it would just become TOO chewy.For the chocolate layer, I used premium Malagos dark chocolate (85% cacao) produced in Davao. Added with the smoothness of the chocolate, this bar has it all. the nougatine has the perfect level of chewyness. The two things that make this bar so scrummy are 1. Cadbury Double Decker bars feature sumptuous chocolate, nougat, and a crunchy base - whats not to love Send a delicious Double Decker chocolate gift box. A return call usually prompts a friend informing you that they just called a wrong number and heard nothing but muffled yumming noises. If the phone rings while you have a mouthful of Double Decker there is little chance that the caller will still be there by the time you have finished chewing.
It’s a mighty filling bar and not one you could eat if you are trying to have a conversation at the same time. The lower deck of this bar is crispy crunchy cereal and the upper deck is a chewy nougatine all wrapped in milk chocolate. Just like the proverbial (double decker) bus you wait for ages and none appear, then numerous ones arrive all at once.
I guess the name is so apt in more ways than one. We binge on them for a couple of weeks and then leave them once again, to be ignored on the Sweet Shop shelf. But, when it actually occurs to us to buy one, we can’t understand why we left it so long. We kind of ignore them when we choose our chocolate. Both duly responding by announcing “Ohh! I haven’t had one of these in ages.”ĭouble Deckers are one of those bars. I bought three of them and having a little wager with myself that I knew what the response would be, I gave a bar to each of two friends of mine. I decided to do a little experiment when I bought myself a Cadbury Double Decker.