We have reached the much-anticipated time of year when all of us at Hanson+Doremus compete to see who can prepare the best chocolate recipe. On a recent afternoon in December, our office was abuzz as we unveiled our best efforts and got down to the “hard work” of taste-testing and judging each entry to the competition.
For the second year in a row, Jordan Lafayette, Head of Operations, and our office arbiter of “good taste,” came out on top. As is a common theme with Jordan, she went above and beyond—not only making the chocolate pudding for her Holiday Dirt Cups entirely from scratch, but also elevating a nostalgic favorite into a festive, holiday-ready dessert.
Jordan’s original version didn’t stop there. She even took the time to bake homemade sandwich cookies (a.k.a. Oreos) for the “dirt,” proving once again that extra effort does not go unnoticed when chocolate is involved. For the mere mortals among us (myself included), the recipe below assumes you’ll leverage some pre-packaged treats.
Congratulations to Jordan on another well-deserved win and thank you to everyone who participated and made this year’s competition such a sweet success. We hope you enjoy trying the winning recipe at home, and from all of us at Hanson+Doremus, we wish you a wonderful holiday season.
As a final note, we want to remind you that we have replaced our traditional sending of holidays cards with donations to charities. This year, we selected Feeding Champlain Valley and Turning Point Center of Chittenden County.
