Chocolate & Almond Puding

Chocolate & Almond Pudding
Ingredients (Serves 4-6):


100g dark chocolate
100g butter
2 eggs (separated)
125g caster sugar
1 pinch salt
Splash of vanilla essence
50g ground almonds
40g flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
4-6 almond truffles
4 tablespoons of dessert cream

Method:

Chop the dark chocolate into chunks, place in a shallow ovenproof dish along with the butter and place into a pre-heated oven at 110°C/80°C fan-assisted / gas mark 1/4 until the chocolate has completely melted. Take it out of the oven and leave to cool slightly.

Separate the eggs, mix the yolks with caster sugar, salt and vanilla essence and blend until creamy. Add the slightly cooled down chocolate mix.

Mix ground almonds with the flour and the cocoa powder and add to the chocolate mix. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the dough.

Fill 4-6 greased small Ramekins (approx. 150-250ml) half full with dough. Put a truffle in the centre of each Ramekin and cover them with the rest of the dough. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C/160°C fan assisted/ Gas mark 4 for 20-25 minutes.

Serve hot or cold with a dollop of cream.