Jenny's Cat Food from Oliver & Company
Making a custardy dessert inspired by Jenny's cat food from "Oliver and Company."
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 ¾ cup whole milk cold
- ¾ cup heavy cream cold
- 2 tablespoons butter cold
- ¼ cup cocoa Rice Krispies
- ¼ cup Cocoa Puffs
Instructions
- In a large pot, without the heat on, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and cocoa powder.
- Turn the heat to medium. While the pot is still cold, whisk in the cold milk, heavy cream and yolks. Whisk continuously until the yolks have mixed in completely and the liquid is frothy. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
- Continue to whisk, scraping the bottom as the liquid heats up to prevent burning. This process can take up to 15 minutes. The liquid should quickly thicken and begin to bubble. Only let it bubble for about 1-2 minutes or else the mixture will thicken up too much. Whisk until a custard consistency, then remove from the heat.
- Stir in the cold butter until it is completely melted, then transfer the custard to a heatproof bowl. Place the plastic wrap on top and press down so that the plastic wrap is touching the surface of the custard. Chill for 8-10 hours.
- Spoon the chilled custard into serving bowls (aka clean dog bowls, as desired) and top with Cocoa Krispies. Then add a generous amount of whipped cream and top it off with even more Cocoa Puffs. Serve right away and enjoy!
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