These classic cocoa puddings with a hot chocolate sauce contain just 215 calories each – and there's a lemon version too
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 pots low-fat custard
- 25g dark chocolate, chopped
Method
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Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. 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.
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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.