Chocolate Pudding

Makes 4

**Ensure ingredients are at room temperature**

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, melted and still hot
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 chopped walnuts
50g good quality dark chocolate, melted and at room temp
60g plain flour
4 eggs
Icing (confectioners) sugar, for dusting
Fresh whipped cream to serve


Preheat oven to 180C / 350F

Grease 4 oven proof moulds with some extra butter and sprinkle with sugar

Add melted butter to a large bowl and add flour. Stir gently into the warm butter until a smooth paste. Slowly add the milk and stir gently until smooth.

Add one egg and 3 egg yolks to the bowl. Add the melted chocolate and the walnuts.

Mix the remaining egg whites with the sugar until white and foaming. (Not stiff peaks) Add to bowl and gently mix with a large spoon

Fill each mould 3/4 of the way to the top. Place in a roasting tin partially filled with hot water. Bake in the oven for 30mins

Turn out onto plates and place in the fridge to chill. Serve dusted with icing sugar and whipped cream.


*** There may be liquid when you first turn out the pudding. Don't worry, this can simply be cleaned with some kitchen cloth before popping it into the fridge***