Reduced-sugar steamed chocolate pudding
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes,Cooking time: 1-1 hour 30 minutes
• 125 ml (85g) sugar substitute
• 20mi unsweetened cocoa
• 125ml low-fat milk
• 1 large egg
• 5ml baking powder
• 100g good quality 70% cocoa chocolate (or sugar-free chocolate)
• 75g roughly chopped hazelnuts, to serve
1 Put all the ingredients except the chocolate and nuts in a food processor and blend for one minute or untiljust combined. lvlelt half the chocolate and pour into the food processor. Pulse once or twice to combine.
2 Pour into a lightly greased pudding basin or two smaller bowls. Cover with a piece of pleated paper and tie with string. Place the pudding basin in a pot and fill the pot with hot water to halfway up the basin. Bring to a simmer and continue to simmer, covered, for one to one-a nd-a-half hours or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Melt the rest of the chocolate and pour it over the pudding. Serve sprinkled with chopped nuts.