Name: Dark Chocolate Pudding with Caramel Cream and Pistachio Praline
Yield: Servings
Ingredients: ¼ cup cornstarch; Pinch of kosher salt; 2 cups 2% milk, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61% cacao), chopped; 1⅔ cups plus ½ cup heavy whipping cream; 1 cup sugar, divided; ½ cup chilled heavy whipping cream; ¾ cup sugar; ¾ cup unsalted pistachios, lightly toasted

Swirling, not stirring, the boiling sugar prevents the smooth caramel from turning into sugar crystals.

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