Dark Chocolate & Lime Pudding:
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Food as MedicineSM Tip: A research study in Africa found that lime juice added to food helped protect people against cholera.

Culinary Taste Tip: Because they're completely natural and avoid much processing, steel cut oats retain more earthy flavor than the rolled oats traditionally used.

Culinary Technique Tip: Cooking oats in two types of milk smoothes out their chewiness, enhances their richness and makes them extra creamy.

Smooth Steel Cut Oat Pudding with Dark Chocolate and Lime

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 183 per serving (32% from fat)

Ingredients:

1¼ cups low-fat soy milk
¾ cup canned lite coconut milk
1/3 cup quick-cooking steel cut oats, such as McCann's brand
2 tablespoons muscovado sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 ounce dark chocolate, chopped
¾ teaspoon finely grated lime peel

Preparation:

In a medium saucepan, combine soy milk, coconut milk and oats. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring constantly, 7 minutes (mixture will be thin). Remove from heat; stir in sugar and lime juice. Let stand in saucepan uncovered 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Transfer to bowls; top with chocolate and lime peel. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled. 

Substitutions:

Turbinado sugar (a minimally-refined sugar) may replace the muscovado (an unrefined dark sugar) and fat-free or 1% milk may replace the soy. Dark chocolate is optimally 70 percent or higher in cacao.

Tips:

Look for muscovado sugar at Whole Foods markets and health food stores. Organic turbinado raw cane sugar is found in many supermarkets. Seek out artisan chocolate makers in the U.S. who are doing amazing work: veregoods.com and Jacques Torres in New York City, Vosges chocolate in Chicago, DeVries chocolate in Denver, Fiori in Seattle. We love chocolate.

Nutritional Analysis:

Total fat (g): 6.7; Fat calories (kc): 61; Cholesterol (mg): 0.5; Trans fatty acids (g): 0; Saturated fat (g): 5; Polyunsaturated fat (g): 0.3; Monounsaturated fat (g): 0.2; Fiber (g): 3; Carbohydrates (g): 26.5; Sugar (g): 11; Protein (g): 5 ; Sodium (mg): 69; Calcium (mg): 94.