B&W Vanilla Bean Puddings w/ Fresh Strawberries

This simple recipe has only a few ingredients. Personalize your own by adding chopped candy bars to the pudding for kids. For the adults, and a tablespoon or so of your favorite liqueur.


Total time: 20 min.  Makes: 8 servings

1. Whisk 4 c. 2% milk and 3.3-oz. packages instant white chocolate pudding mix for 2 min. With a sharp knife, split and scrape 1/2 of a vanilla bean to remove seeds; stir seeds into pudding. Let stand for 2 min. Spoon into eight 4-oz. ramekins. Melt 8 oz. chopped semisweet chocolate with 1 Tbs. canola oil in a microwave; spoon onto puddings. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Melt 2 oz. chopped white baking chocolate; drizzle over tops. Serve with 2 c. sliced fresh strawberries.