Dark chocolate pudding with orange marmalade

Dark chocolate is a powerful ally of good mood and health by stimulating the production of serotonin.

Trattoria 4 Leoni offers you a series of recipes for a good mood made with foods that not only stimulate our taste buds but also are able to promote the secretion processes of seratonin: the good mood hormone.

The chocolate pudding recipe with orange marmalade is the queen of these. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate (the more cocoa it contains, the better) is the food of good mood par excellence, it contains tryptophan, a substance that stimulates the production of neurotransmitter serotonin which plays an essential role in regulating some important functions such as mood, sleep, memory, learning and satiety.

Dark chocolate is good for the heart, thanks to the large amounts of flavonoids, substances that can fight cholesterol, lower blood pressure, regulate vascular tone and the degree of restriction of the lumen of blood vessels.

1. Grease 6 molds and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
2. In a saucepan heat the cream with the orange zest, then remove it from the heat and add the chopped chocolate, mix until smooth.
3. Add the beaten eggs and 80 gr. of sugar.
4. Distribute the prepared mixture in each mold and cook it in a bain-marie in the oven at 180 ° for 45 minutes.
5. Once cooked, allow to cool, before serving, remove them from the mold and serve with the slightly warmed orange marmalade.

This dessert is never missing from our menu, try it yourself at home.