Mini Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooters for St. Patrick’s Day

A dessert shooter for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration that mimics a frothy pint, made extra chocolaty with the addition of Guinness Stout.

 Mini Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooters are a fun mini dessert for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

Guinness enhances the flavor of the chocolate in the same way coffee does, resulting in a rich chocolate pudding. The original recipe made six 8-ounce, servings. After reading the reviews of how rich the pudding was I decided it would be ideal for a smaller portion and make a fun dessert shooter!

I found 4-ounce mason jar shot glasses at Party City for 79 cents . . . a way fun to mimic a frothy pint and to serve Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooter for St. Patrick’s Day!

I divided the recipe in half for us, but included the link for the original recipe. It also called for reducing the some of the Guinness to a syrup to add to the whipped cream topping, which I skipped.

Mini Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooters, recipe adapted from epicurious.com

Makes (5) 4 ounce servings

Pudding Ingredients:

4 large egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup Guinness Stout (or Irish Dry Stout)

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

4 ounces high-quality bittersweet (70 to 72% cacao) chocolate, finely chopped

Whipped Cream Topping Ingredients:

1 cup whipped heavy cream

 Grated chocolate

Directions

In large nonreactive mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar.

Pour 1/2 cup Guinness (without foam) into saucepan. Add 1 1/2 cups cream and whisk to combine. Set over medium heat and continue to heat, whisking occasionally, until bubbles just begin to form at edges. Remove from heat, add chocolate, and whisk until smooth.

Slowly pour hot chocolate mixture into eggs, whisking constantly to prevent curdling. Return mixture to saucepan and set over moderately low heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and coats back of spoon, about 15 minutes. (Pudding will look separated.) Pour into blender and blend on high for 1 minute. Divide pudding among glasses, leaving at least 1 inch of space at top of each. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and set.

Topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

Print Recipe

Mini Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooters for St. Patrick’s Day

A dessert shooter for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration that mimics a frothy pint, made extra chocolaty with the addition of Guinness Stout.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

chill time: 2 hours2 hours hrs

Total Time2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Irish

Keyword: chocolate, Guinness, mini dessert, pudding, shooter, St. Patrick's Day

Servings: 5 4 oz. servings

Ingredients

Pudding Ingredients:

• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Guinness Stout or Irish Dry Stout
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 4 ounces high-quality bittersweet 70 to 72% cacao chocolate, finely chopped

Whipped Cream Topping Ingredients:

• 1 cup whipped heavy cream
• Grated chocolate

Instructions

• In large nonreactive mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar.
• Pour 1/2 cup Guinness (without foam) into saucepan. Add 1 1/2 cups cream and whisk to combine.
• Set over medium heat and continue to heat, whisking occasionally, until bubbles just begin to form at edges. Remove from heat, add chocolate, and whisk until smooth.
• Slowly pour hot chocolate mixture into eggs, whisking constantly to prevent curdling.
• Return mixture to saucepan and set over moderately low heat.
• Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and coats back of spoon, about 15 minutes. (Pudding will look separated.)
• Pour into blender and blend on high for 1 minute.
• Divide pudding among glasses, leaving at least 1 inch of space at top of each. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and set.
• Topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

Find a round-up of St. Patrick’s Day recipes and inspiration, HERE.

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