Name: Licorice Pudding
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 hr
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup very finely chopped Panda brand black licorice sticks or pieces (3 3/8 ounces); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 1/2 cups whole milk; 1/3 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 3 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter; Accompaniment: almond cakes; an instant-read thermometer

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Licorice PuddingPhoto by Ditte Isager

Scandinavians simply adore black licorice; the selection available in their grocery stores rivals that of chocolate bars in ours. But you don't have to be crazy about it to enjoy this pudding, which is wonderfully smooth and tantalizingly tinged with molasses and anise. We found that Panda brand black licorice works best in this particular recipe.

Cooks' note:

Pudding can be chilled in bowl, its surface covered with wax paper and bowl covered with plastic wrap after 4 hours, up to 3 days.

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