Ep 24: Warm chocolate pudding
Recipe: Warm Chocolate Pudding with Crème de
Menthe and Chocolate Ice-Cream
Prep time:1 hour plus freezing time
Cook time: 15 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Chocolate puddings:
240g unsalted butter
200g dark chocolate (70 per cent cocoa), chopped
4 eggs
90g caster sugar
40g plain flour
Ice-cream:
200g caster sugar
200ml water
250g white eating chocolate
35ml creme de menthe liqueur
300ml water, extra
100g dark eating chocolate (70 per cent cocoa), grated
Chocolate decorations and edible flowers, to decorate
Method
1. To make ice cream, stir sugar and water in a medium
saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2
minutes to reduce. Cool.
2. Melt white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of
simmering water until smooth. Stir in combined liqueur and extra
water. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from
heat. Stir in sugar syrup. Cool completely. Transfer to an
ice-cream machine. Churn according to manufacturers instructions.
Stir through grated chocolate. Transfer to a freezerproof
container. Freeze.
3. To make puddings, preheat oven to 200C.
4. Stir butter and chocolate in a medium saucepan, over low
heat, until smooth and combined. Cool to room temperature.
5. Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until thick and
pale. Fold into chocolate mixture. Fold in flour. Divide
among four ovenproof dishes. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or
overnight.
6. Cook for 8 -10 minutes or until set on outside.
7. Serve puddings with ice-cream. Garnish with chocolate
decorations and edible flowers.
Tip
- To make chocolate decorations, drizzle melted dark chocolate
into shapes. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint crisp.
Refrigerate until set.
This recipe has not been tested.
