Chocolate muffins with hot chocolate custard

Chocolate muffins with hot chocolate custard

Chocolate pudding doesn't need to be a guilty pleasure every time - just 215 calories each - and there's a lemon version too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Puddings only

Method

  1. Heat oven to 170C/fan 150C/gas 5. Brush 6 holes of a muffin tin with a drop of oil. Sieve the cocoa into a large bowl, then add the rest of the dry ingredients. Stir to combine, then make a well in the centre.
  2. Beat the milk, egg and oil together in a jug, pour into the well, then stir quickly to make a batter. Spoon into the muffin tin, then bake for 15 mins or until risen and firm to the touch. Heat the custard in the microwave according to instructions, or in a pan, then tip in the chopped chocolate and stir until smooth. Turn the puddings into bowls and pour the custard over.
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Make them zingy

Lemon curd cakes with custard: To make your own luscious lemon puddings, omit the cocoa and add an extra tbsp flour and the zest of 1 lemon. Once golden, top with a small blob of lemon curd and serve with plain low-fat custard.

Per serving

215 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 32.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 17.0g, salt 0.59 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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  • 23 March 2012

    Cariadmay rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I mad these tonight as a super fast dessert. My partner and I are on a diet but I have a sweet tooth and every weekend I try a new healthier cake/dessert. The muffins were so easy to make, they cooked well, unlike the other comments they didn't sink or taste dry. The custard was a good idea aswell. They are not very sweet to be honest but they satisfied me as I felt like I was eating a proper pudding. I will make again.

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  • 01 April 2012

    Danielle rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My husband made these tonight and they turned out lovely! So healthy and they really do satisfy your chocolate craving. I would recommended the custard though as it would be a little bland with out it. After reading the comments saying they are quite dry my husband decided to add a little bit of no fat greek yoghurt to the recipe before baking, and he used a bread maker's tip... He put lots of ice cubes in a ceramic bowl at the bottom of the oven as this creates steam that keeps the muffins moist as they cook. They weren't dry at all!

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    26 August 2012

    Deb rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Like most people, we thought these were a bit dry. I added demerrara sugar on the top before baking and smothered them in (home made)chocolate custard so they were more edible than they might have been but a bit disappointing.

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  • 02 September 2012

    Katie commented on this recipe

    I don't like custard, but was worried the muffins would be dry on their own, so I added chocolate chips. Perfect!

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  • 18 September 2012

    LetThemEatCake7 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I added some mashed banana to these, and they were lovely - I feel that, had I not, they might have been a little dry. This did mean that I had to extend the cooking time a little. I think that calling these "muffins" is a little misleading, as they really need the sauce for both taste and moisture. I would definitely make these again!

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  • 12 December 2012

    thanos rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    for a 215 kcal dessert it's an excellent recipe

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  • 29 January 2013

    abba09 commented on this recipe

    baked this yesterday, the cake itself is a bit bland ; however, I dotted homemade sour cherry pudding and iced with left over butter cream and result is GREAT! NOTE : one thing I wish to point out is 170°c does not equal to Gas mark 5 !! Gas Mark 3 = 325F = 170C I knew the gas mark was too high and baked at GM 3.5 , timed it at 10 mins. check and further baked 4 mins.

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  • 29 January 2013

    abba09 rated this recipe

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  • 06 March 2013

    bekigasoline rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found the recipe a bit bland, so I added an additional 2 tbsp of cocoa powder and 2 tbsp of smooth peanut butter (microwaved for 30 seconds) and they turned out so lovely! :)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Puddings only

Guilt-free chocolate fix

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 50g golden caster sugar
  • 100ml skimmed milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil , plus extra for greasing

FOR THE HOT CHOCOLATE CUSTARD

  • 2 x 150g pots low-fat custard
  • 25g dark chocolate , chopped
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215 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 32.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 17.0g, salt 0.59 g

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