Chocolate Steamed Pudding -

Chocolate Steamed Pudding

Everybody loves chocolate, and this is perfect for the occasional treat. Good quality chocolate tends to be lower in saturated fat than normal chocolate.

Ingredients

50g (2oz) unsweetened plain cooking chocolate (Minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids)
110g (4oz) plain flour
110g (4oz) caster sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
125ml (4fl oz) skimmed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
75g (3oz) hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
Margarine, for greasing

Details

Serves: 6

Method

Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water.

Combine the remaining ingredients, except for the hazelnuts, in a food processor or mixer and blend for 1 minute at low speed. Add the melted chocolate and blend for 1 minute at high speed. Fold in the hazelnuts.

Lightly grease a 1.2 litre (2 pint) pudding basin with margarine. Spoon the batter into the basin. Cover with a lid or a pleated greased sheet of foil tied securely with string.

Place the basin on a rack set in the bottom of a saucepan. Pour boiling water into the saucepan until it comes three-quarters the way up the side of the basin. Cook over a medium heat for about 1½ hours or until a knife or skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.

Remove the pudding from the saucepan and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen and invert on to a serving dish. Serve with Vanilla Custard.

Per serving:- 289 kcals, 13g fat, 3g saturated fat, 39g carbohydrate, 0.14g sodium

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• Dessert