CHOCOLATE STEAMED PUDDING

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1-1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
1/2 cup milk
Hard sauce (optional)

• In a bowl sift together flour and baking powder and set aside.
• In a separate bowl beat butter and suger until fluffy. Add egg and beat until well incorporated. Stir in melted chocolate. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with ; mix well. Pour into well-buttered 4-cup pudding mold with lid.
• Place lid securely on mold ad put mold into a larger pot. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of mold. Cover pot and steam pudding over low heat 1 hour. Let pudding rest 15 minutes before serving with hard sauce. Serves 4 to 6

Butterscotch Pudding Mix

Butterscotch Pudding Mix is a delicious and easy way to make pudding from scratch.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup milk powder
1 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla powder
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and store in container with tight-fitting lid.
Makes 3 cups mix, yielding 24 servings of prepared pudding.
Stir mix well.
For two servings:
combine
1/4 cup Butterscotch Pudding Mix
2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup milk
in a small saucepan.
Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
Boil gently, stirring constantly, for one minute.
Pour into serving dishes and chill until thickened.

Chocolate Pudding Mix

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and store in container with tight-fitting lid Makes 3 cups mix, yielding 12 servings of prepared pudding.
Stir mix well.
For two servings, combine 1/2 cup Chocolate Pudding Mix, 4 tsp. butter, and 1-1/3 cups milk in a small saucepan.
Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
Boil gently, stirring constantly, for one minute.
Pour into serving dishes and chill until thickened.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE PUDDING

• Chocolate sauce pudding
  Talk about melt in the mouth! Bite into the light sponge to experience the deliciously cozy, warm sauce.
  Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  Cooking Time: 40 minutes
  Serves: 6
  You will need:
  a 1.5 litre (2 pt) ovenproof dish
  175g selg-raising flour
• 85g cocoa powder
• 85g butter
• 175g caster sugar
• 175ml milk
  
• FOR THE SAUCE:
• 125g soft light brown sugar
• 25g cocoa powder
• 600ml boiling water
• icing sugar, for dusting

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C, 160 C fan oven, 350 F, gas 4. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl and rub in the butter. Stir in the sugar and mix in the milk until the mixture is smooth. Spoon into the dish and level the surface.
2. Mix together the sugar and cocoa and whisk in the boiling water. Pour the cocoa liquid over the pudding and bake in the oven for 40 minutes ot until the top is firm and there is a lovelt thick dark sauce on the bottom.
3. Dust the icing sugar and serve at once (the sauce will be absorbed by the fluffy sponge if left to stand for too long).
Per serving: 480cals, 16g fat, 10g saturated fat, 81g carbohydrate