Microwave Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

🤍 Microwave Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the self saucing chocolate pudding recipe in the points below:

• Simple ingredients: you might have a number of the ingredients needed to make this chocolate pudding in your cupboard already. If not, they are all simple ingredients which can easily be sought from your local grocery store.
• Super fast: from start to finish this amazing recipe needs only 15 minutes of your time. So when the craving hits the family on busy weeknights you can curb it with lightning speed.
• Chocolate pudding: haha and yummo right! Microwave cakes need no explanation 😉👍!
• Easy: everyone from beginners to advanced home cooks will be able to bring together this easy chocolate pudding recipe. We use basic steps and the process is very straight forward. It does wonders to create a chocolate fix!
• Taste and texture: from the light fluffy pudding to the thick fudgy sauce and melted ice cream, this easy dessert will tick all of your boxes and then some!

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the chocolate self-saucing pudding recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Cocoa powder: we use some of this sweet chocolate powder in the pudding mixture as well as on top of the pudding as one of the 2 main sauce ingredients.
• Caster sugar: we use this fine white sugar in the cake part of the pudding.
• Self-raising flour: this pantry staple forms the base of the cake mix.
• Milk: handy to have in the fridge, but if you don't use it too often, you are best with a long life milk in the pantry that can be whipped out for recipes like this as needed.
• Vegetable oil: soft and smooth, this goes into the cake batter.
• Brown sugar: sweet and soft, we sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the pudding and it forms the chocolate sauce as the pudding cooks.
• Boiling water: as the final step before microwaving the pudding we pour boiling water over the top. This combines with the cocoa powder and brown sugar to give a decent amount of sauce to finish off the pudding.

😉 Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• Sugar: you can use regular white sugar in place of the caster sugar if you wish too.
• Vanilla: if you want a hint of vanilla flavor, you can a 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla essence when adding the milk.
• Icing sugar: you can dust the pudding with icing sugar (confectioners sugar) if you wish to for serving. I would not however, dust with more cocoa powder as we have enough of that in the recipe already 😉👌. (Yes too much chocolate might possibly be a thing 😂).
• Cream or ice-cream: either vanilla ice cream or whipped cream will work as serving options. You can choose your favorite.
• Berries: add some sliced fresh fruits such as strawberries, blueberries or raspberries if you wish too.
• Booze option: if you want to add a little oomph to the recipe then you might like the Baileys Pudding version.

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make the recipe. We start by adding the flour to a large mixing bowl as you see me doing in the photos below.

• Add the self raising flour (Photo 1)
• Add the caster sugar (Photo 2)
• Then add 2 tbs of cocoa powder (Photo 3)
• Add the vegetable oil (Photo 4)

👩‍🍳 How to Make Microwave Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding

To make the pudding, start by adding the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Followed by the wet ingredients. Add in the self-raising flour, caster sugar, 2 tablespoons of the cocoa powder and then the vegetable oil.

You can also use this time to grease a microwave-safe dish (6 cup capacity) with unsalted butter. (Place butter into the bowl and use a piece of baking paper to spread it over the base and sides).

• Add the milk (Photo 5)
• Stir to combine (Photo 6)
• Pour into the greased base of the dish (Photo 7)
• Sprinkle the extra cocoa powder on top (Photo 8)

Next pour the milk into the pudding mixture and use a wooden spoon to stir and combine.

🍨 10 Minute Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

Then spoon batter into the greased baking dish like shown in the photos above. Once done sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder across the surface of the pudding as you see me doing in the photo above.

• Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the pudding (Photo 9)

Next sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the pudding as shown in the photo above.

Once done, pour the hot water over the back of a spoon into the pudding.

• Pour water over the back of the spoon into pudding (Photo 10)

This softens the force of the water flowing over the top of the batter by slowing down the rate and weight distribution of it.

• Microwave the pudding for 10 minutes (Photo 10)

Once the pudding looks like the photo above, you are ready to microwave it.

Simply pop it onto the turning plate and set the microwave for 10 minutes on high.

🍽 Microwave Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding Serving Ideas

Vanilla ice-cream or whipped cream are great go to's when it comes to serving your pudding. The contrast between the bright white and brown chocolate make the dish even more appealing!

And if you are after another use for the Candied Spiced Pecans we made the other day, then you can crush some and sprinkle them over the top of the dish adding an extra level of yum and texture like you see in the photos below.

It is a simple combination. Chocolate, chocolate sauce, ice-cream and nuts but boy oh boy is the flavor combination seriously irresistible!!

Oh the sauciness 😍. You might even want to skip dinner and head straight for dessert. And if so, I won't stop you.

I do wonder if I should feel guilty about offering you this delicious bowl of yum and telling you it will only take 15 minutes of your time as you may find it becomes a frequent go to. But in my mind, a little chocolate is never a bad thing, so I won't think twice about influencing you in such a manner 😉👌.

A second helping perhaps...

👍 How to Guide

How to Store

Store leftover chocolate pudding (haha! You might not have any!) in the bowl with cling wrap on top or in an airtight container in the fridge. They can be kept for 2 days and are best reheated before being consumed.

How to Freeze

I don't recommend freezing this pudding. The magic happens due to the combination of ingredients and you loose that magic when you place it into the freezer.

How to Reheat

Add leftovers to a bowl and cover with cling wrap. Then microwave on high for 1 minute increments until the dish is heated through again.

💡 Tasty Tips

Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:

• Baking dish: you do need to grease the baking dish before adding the wet pudding mixture to ensure that it won't stick.
• Technique: if you want to sift the flour and cocoa powder you can. If you have no time, you can skip these steps.
• Sauce: when we pour the boiling water into the dish, we use the back of a spoon to slow down the flow so that it is more gently added to the baking dish.
• Pudding: the pudding won't have a smooth flat surface when it is cooked. This is something to be aware of so that you are not looking for it to turn out 'cake like'.
• If desserts are your favorite thing try the 6 Egg Pavlova, 8 Egg Pavlova, Birthday Cake Blondies, Oreo Blondies.
• Prefer tarts over pudding? Then try the Apple Custard Tarts or Apple Crumble Tartlets 😍.

🤓 Microwave Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding FAQ's

😍 More Easy Sweet Recipes

If you have a sweet tooth and love to get your bake on then I have some more recipes for you that I think will be right up your alley. Try these when you are in the mood:

• More chocolate recipes: Tim Tam Slice, Malteser Truffles, Marshmallow Chocolates, Malteser Rocky Road.
• More cake options: Lemon Polenta Cake, Orange Polenta Cake.
• Fudge recipes: Chocolate Orange Fudge, Mint Aero Fudge, Rum And Raisin Fudge, Snickers Fudge.
• Festive treats: White Chocolate Crackles, Christmas Oreo Balls, Coconut Bark, Fruit Mince Tarts, Fruit Mince, Apple Crumble Tartlets, Baileys Cheesecake Balls, Tim Tam Cheesecake Balls.
• Blondies: Apple Cinnamon Blondies, Butter Pecan Blondies, Oreo Blondies, M And M Blondies.

It is time to get our microwave chocolate pudding on my friend. You can also find all of my chocolate recipes or quick and easy recipes in the one spot.

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