Guest Post by Julie: Simple Coffee Pudding

I have always admired Julie's blog ever since I started visiting her space almost everyday, varieties of recipes you can find definitely make you drool for some. Do visit her blog Erivum Puliyumm, you will be fascinated and amazed with the collection of recipes. Now let me introduce (drum roll) Julie from Erivum Puliyumm;

When Arthy @ Sumanarthy's Kitchen asked me to do a guest post for her,I was a bit busy then with Christmas preparations at home.But she was kind enough to give me enough time to send her a recipe.  Arthy has been part of my space since 2 months and we had joined hands in blogging then.The best part of her space is that she has a vast collection of recipes ranging from the simple ones to the complex ones.

She has also brought out many wonderful bloggers as her guest in her space and this time, I got a chance too. All Thanks to you, Arthy. So,friends as always I say-Love to share my happiness with a sweet/dessert and so today's recipe is a simple coffee pudding that I prepared for Christmas lunch. It's a simple yet smooth pudding that you would love to have anytime and can be prepared without much efforts. My kids loved it a lot,do give this a try if you are looking for a quick fix dessert for  any occasions !!

Ingredients

instant coffee powder 3 tsp(refer notes)

condensed milk 1/2 tin

whipping cream 1 cup

sugar if required 2 tbsp

gelatin 2 tbsp

boiling water 1 1/2 cup

coldwater 1/2 cup

chocolate shavings 2-3 tbsp

Method

• Soak the gelatin in cold water(1/2 cup) and keep aside for 10 minutes.
• Boil the water and take the coffee powder in a cup.Add the boiling water to it.
• Add sugar as per desired.I used 2 tbsp.
• Add the soaked gelatin in a small quantity of hot coffee mixture.OR use double boiling method to dilute gelatin.And add to the coffee mixture.Keep aside.
• Add the condensed milk in it.Mix well until combined.
• Whip the whipping cream in the cold stage until soft peaks and then fold in the warm coffee mixture in small quantities into this whipped cream.
• Pour the mixture in a pudding bowl of 8*8 and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until it sets.Spread a thin layer of chocolate shavings as topping.
• Cut in pieces & serve chilled.

Servings ~5-6 adults

NOTES

* You can decrease coffee powder upto 2tsp if you want a mild taste.

* As the condensed milk contains sugar,you can even omit the extra sugar if desired.

* You can use  chocolate syrup to top it up too instead of chocolate shavings.