Bittersweet Chocolate Budino With Grapefruit Cream and Espresso Crumbs

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The basal of this three-layer dessert is simply a cornstarch-thickened custard (budino successful Italian). To infuse the grapefruit pick with adjacent much citrus flavor, harvester the zest and dense pick and refrigerate for a fewer hours earlier the pick is whipped.

The budino tin beryllium made and refrigerated up to a time successful advance. The espresso crumbs tin beryllium stored astatine country somesthesia for up to 5 days. The grapefruit pick tin beryllium made and refrigerated up to 2 days successful advance.

From Michael Friedman, cook of the upcoming Red Hen successful Bloomingdale.

Ingredients

For the espresso crumbs

1/4 cupful flour
2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons finely crushed espresso
1 tablespoonful unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced and kept cold

For the grapefruit cream

1 cupful chilled dense (whipping) cream
Grated zest of 1/2 tiny grapefruit
1 spoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

For the budino

3 1/4 cups full milk
10 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch salt
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, preferably 73 percent cacao, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoonful brewed espresso oregon beardown coffee
1/4 cupful cornstarch
4 ample ovum yolks

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
370
Fat
26 g
Saturated Fat
15 g
Carbohydrates
32 g
Sodium
95 mg
Cholesterol
170 mg
Protein
6 g
Sugar
24 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Michael Friedman, cook of the upcoming Red Hen successful Bloomingdale.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published February 5, 2013

Updated March 14, 2026