Heavenly chocolate pudding

Heavenly chocolate pudding

A reader from North Devon shares a recipe that’s been a family favourite for over 40 years

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 30 mins

Including 1hr 15mins steaming
Freezable

Method

  1. Butter the inside of a 1.2 litre pudding bowl and line the base with a disc of buttered greaseproof paper.
  2. Melt the butter, syrup and sugar in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk and egg. Add the cocoa to the flour, then tip this mixture into the pan with the cinnamon and soda.
  3. Pour the mixture into the pudding bowl, cover tightly with foil and steam for 11⁄4 hours. Just before the end, heat the sauce ingredients until melted, stirring all the time.
  4. Turn the pudding out (run a knife around the inside of the bowl if necessary) and discard the paper disc. Pour the sauce over the top and serve immediately.

Per serving

472 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 50g, fat 30 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 2.5g, salt 0.9 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2004.

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  • 10 November 2007

    Andrea rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So easy, all the family loved it. Needs the chocolate sauce or cream to enjoy it at its best.

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  • 19 February 2008

    jackie gregory commented on this recipe

    did'nt understand steaming time as it stated 11/4 hours

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  • 19 February 2008

    jackie gregory commented on this recipe

    did'nt understand steaming time as it stated 11/4 hours

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  • 09 March 2008

    Sarah's Food commented on this recipe

    I assume the steaming time is one and a quarter hours, or 1hr 15 minutes. At least that's what is said at the top of the recipe.

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  • 24 August 2008

    CherryCupcake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Beeeeeautiful! Heavenly Chocolate pudding suits it name perfectly.

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  • 19 November 2008

    James Court YMCA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Vicky made this pudding and the italian tuna balls with spaghetti. We managed to find a plastic bowl with a lid which was just the right size to cook the pudding. We found it easy to make and to eat. We would make it agian.

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  • 03 March 2009

    Yummy foods commented on this recipe

    WOW WOW WOW. So easy to make and so yummy.

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  • 12 March 2009

    EmSmith rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Gorgeous, gooey and so easy! I'd double the amount of sauce, though.

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  • 21 July 2009

    zsozsister commented on this recipe

    I just made this, but as muffins, and baked on 190 for 23 minutes and put a piece of chocolate in the middle of each muffin and they turned out amazing!!!!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 30 mins

Including 1hr 15mins steaming
Freezable

Easy and utterly irresistible

Ingredients

  • 100g butter or margarine, plus extra for the bowl
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 100g dark muscovado sugar
  • 150ml/¼ pint milk
  • 1 egg (large or medium)
  • 1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
  • 225g self-raising flour , minus 1 heaped tbsp
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda

For the sauce

  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 4 tbsp cream
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • 100g good-quality dark chocolate
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Per serving

472 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 50g, fat 30 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 2.5g, salt 0.9 g

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