There is something about food in miniature that makes it so much more fun to eat. I absolutely love miniature foods and whenever I see mini serving dishes I can’t help buying them. Somehow in miniature the same everyday food that seems too basic to serve to company suddenly becomes party worthy. Would I serve broken cake scraps to guests? Never. But roll them into a ball and dip them in some chocolate and suddenly you have cake truffles perfect for company. That is exactly what happened with this pudding. Chocolate pudding is a very simple, comfort food dessert, one I never think of serving as part of an elegant buffet. However once I poured the pudding into these shot glasses the pudding shots became the perfect dessert to put out at a party as part of a dessert buffet. Plus, with min pudding shots there is built in portion control, which many people appreciate this time of year. (Although I won’t tell if you end up having more than one!) I happen to love the combination of chocolate and peppermint but if you want to try something different feel free to leave out the mint or substitute it with another flavoring oil that goes well with chocolate (orange is delicious).

The theme of the Kosher Connection Linkup for this month is miniature foods. My contribution is this pudding, but if you are planning a superbowl party, or just love miniature foods (like I do) be sure to check out all of the other links below.