Microwave chocolate self-saucing pudding

Tam West

One of life's essential qualifications is learning how to cook and survive in a student flat environment. One must not underestimate the influence of a student who can do sweet things with chocolate! I seriously wish I had this recipe when I first went flatting. It’s so easy to weigh up, mix in the bowl you’re going to cook and press “start”.

Ingredients

¾ cup	Milk
5 Tbsp	Butter
2 tsp	Vanilla extract
¾ cup	Sugar
1 ¼ cups	Self raising flour
¼ cup	Cocoa powder
⅔ cup	Milk chocolate, chunks or buttons (Main)
½ cup	Brown sugar
1 ¾ cups	Boiling water

Directions

1. Place milk, vanilla and butter in a 2 litre, 6cm deep microwave container.
2. Heat on high for 90 seconds, add sugar, flour and 2 tablespoons of the cocoa, mix well. Press the chocolate chunks into the pudding mix.
3. Mix remaining cocoa with brown sugar then sprinkle over the pudding.
4. Slowly pour boiling water over the back of a spoon on to the pudding. Cook, uncovered on medium at 50% power for 10-12 minutes.
5. Let it rest for 2 minutes, dust with icing sugar and serve with natural yoghurt, whipped cream or ice-cream — or all three.

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