Chocolate Fruit Dunkers

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups 1% lowfat chocolate milk
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons low-fat ricotta cheese

Recipe

• 1 stir together cornstarch, sugar, cocoa and salt in small heavy saucepan. stir in chocolate milk using a wire whisk.
• 2 cook and stir mixture over medium-high heat until slightly bubbly. reduce heat to medium-low; continue cooking and stirring about 1 minute or until slightly thickened. remove from heat. stir in peanut butter and vanilla until peanut butter is melted.
• 3 transfer pudding mixture to small glass bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours or until chilled.
• 4 to serve, gently stir ricotta cheese into pudding mixture. spoon mixture into individual dishes or halloween pots. serve with banana chunks, apple slices, other fruit or even pretzels.
• 5 fruit variations:
• 6 1 medium banana, peeled and cut into chunks
• 7 2 medium apples, cored and thinly sliced.
• 8 chocolate slime fruit dunkers: prepare chocolate pudding mixture as directed, except omit peanut butter.