Hot Chocolate Puddings

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 200 g dark best-quality chocolate
• 60 g butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread (nutella is good)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 200 c.
• 2 lightly butter four ramekin dishes or oven-proof tea cups.
• 3 roughly break the chocolate into pieces and leave to gently melt in a double boiler or in a microwave.
• 4 meanwhile, put the sugar into the bowl of a mixer.
• 5 separate the eggs and add the yolks to the sugar, beating until thick and creamy.
• 6 separately, whisk the egg whites until they are almost stiff.
• 7 stir the butter into the melted chocolate and leave to melt, then add the chocolate spread.
• 8 fold the chocolate into the egg and sugar, then carefully fold in the beaten egg whites.
• 9 be gentle and don't overmix, just fold in until there are no more egg whites sticking out of the mixture.
• 10 scoop into the dishes and place on a baking sheet.
• 11 bake for 12-25 minutes, until risen.
• 12 the tops will be cracked and the centres should still be slightly wobbly, from all the melted chocolate inside!