Saucy chocolate pudding
This is a glorious pudding, a rather indulgent version of an old classic. I’ve used a whole block of dark chocolate and a luxurious amount of butter, so you can imagine how delicious it is (and easy, too!). You’ll end up with a decadent, spongy putting sitting in a pool of rich chocolate sauce. Serve it with a big scoop of creamy ice cream for the ultimate pudding experience.
NOTES – the recipe in Scrumptious is missing the measure for the cocoa. It is meant to be 1/3 cup. If you don’t end up with much sauce, your oven is probably a bit hot for the dish you’ve used. Try a lower temp (10c lower) next time. I used a ceramic dish which helps keep it saucy.
Prep time – 15 minutes
Cooking time – 45 minutes
Serves – 6-8
Ingredients
250g good-quality dark eating chocolate
200g butter, cubed
3 free-range eggs
2 free-range egg yolks
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract or paste
3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
3/4 cup just-boiled water
3/4 cup cream, warmed
Method
Preheat the oven to 180c regular bake (or 170c fan bake). Grease a 20-25cm baking or pudding dish with butter.
Melt the chocoalte in a heatproof bowl sitting over a saucepan of simmering water – OR – microwave on high for 90 seconds in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add the butter and stir until smooth, and set aside.
Place the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl and beat until thick, creamy and pale – about 2-3 minutes by hand, or 30 seconds using an electric beater on a medium-high speed.
Using a spatula, fold the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture to combine. Sift in the flour and baking powder, and fold again to combine to a smooth batter. Scrape into the baking dish.
Put the brown sugar and cocoa in a heatproof bowl or jug, pour in the hot water and cream, and whisk to combine. Gently pour over top of the pudding mixture. Transfer the dish to the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Dust with icing sugar and serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (or both).
Hi there. Can you replace briwn sugar with coconut sugar?
Yes you can x
Recipe looks and sounds amazing, will be making today for friends and family……Cant wait
will post after is eaten
This is the most AMAZING pudding I’ve ever made ???? ????
Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Hello,
ive made this 3 times and everytime it has turned out with no sauce?? the 3rd time i tried it was the better time having added another cup of water but however still not saucy just more like fudgy. Any tips please ???
Could this be made with Self raising flour?
Good grief Claie – get a life whats te big deal ofspelling somethin wong. Youre doing great Chelsea X
I need to make more than 1!! Can i simply double the recipe or should i make it twice?
This recipe is delicious I’ve made it twice for work and everyone loves it, but I’ve noticed that my sauce doesn’t sink through the pudding and stays on top… does anyone know what I’m doing wrong ?
Nice recipe thanks! Curious to know why the recipe calls for 3x eggs and 2x egg yolks?
Do you think you could double this recipe?
I’ve been asked to take dessert to a friends place and this looks amazing! Could you make this ahead of time (a few hours) and reheat? or would the sauce dry out?
I’d like to cook this in smaller ramekins. How much should I alter the cooking time?
It’s hard to say without seeing the ramekins- just keep checking until you’re happy with them :)
Is there a substitute for the butter have no butter :(
This recipe is ‘the bomb’!!!! I made two; one for friends and my daughters saw it and said I had to make one for us. My friends and our family both loved it, how can you resist a hot saucy chocolate pudding!!! NB – I used Whittakers dark chocolate. Thanks Chelsea, love it x
Would it be fine to use white sugar
Could this be made in a slow cooker?
I’m wanting to make a gluten free desert is this ok ? I’ve never had to before so unsure whether this one is okay
Thanks
I think it will be fine with gluten-free flour mix.
Can this be made with gluten free flour?
Yep.
Can you cook this in a microwave
Any chance this recipe would work with A GF flour? :)
Do you mean Pudding – not putting?
‘You’ll end up with a decadent, spongy putting sitting in a pool of rich chocolate sauce.’
Love this website Chelsea. Thank you for the wonderful ideas. :)
Thanks for this recipe I know I will enjoy the pudding
Can’t wait to try I love chocolate pudding hope I make it 9k thank you
Hi Chelsea,
Made this dessert the other night and it was fantastic! Definitely cured to chocolate cravings!
Just wondering if you do anything/make anything using the left over egg whites?
Thank you very much,
Marie-Louise
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!!!!! My cousin and I tried it last night and the family loved it!!! So much so, there was nothing left!! We didn’t think to take pictures before, during or after, but next time we most definitely will!!!!! Thank u for the recipe!!!!
This sounds delish! Could you use a slow cooker instead of the oven? I don’t have a good ceramic dish.
Looks luscious, but as uk reader would want to know egg sizes, and dry goods in weight measurements as don’t use cup measurements.
When do we add the butter please?
Cant wait to make this-love all your recipes ☺
Help … when I made this the two liquids just completely ran together. Did I do something wrong??