Name: CHOCOLATE CARAMEL SELF SAUCING PUDDING
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups plain flour ((190g)); 3 Tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 cup brown sugar ((100g)); 100 g butter ((3.5oz)); 1/2 cup milk ((125ml)); 1 egg; 100 g white chocolate, roughly chopped ((3.5oz) (optional)); 380 g canned ready to use caramel ((13.4oz)); 1 1/2 cups boiling water ((375ml)); 1/2 cup brown sugar ((100g)); 3 Tbsp cocoa powder; Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

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The ultimate cold evening dessert! This chocolate caramel self saucing pudding is studded with white chocolate and pockets of caramel. Remove a spoonful to discover all the delicious sauce underneath. Yum!

Father’s Day this weekend was a great excuse to develop a bonus indulgent dessert recipe (no need to limit this to a once-a-year treat though!).

Self saucing puddings are always a winner – not only are they delicious, they’re quick, easy and affordable. This one offers a twist on regular chocolate self saucing pudding with the addition of caramel and chunks of chocolate. Hope you love it!

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CHOCOLATE CARAMEL SELF SAUCING PUDDING

Keyword: SWEET TREATS

Difficulty: Easy

Ready In: 45 minutes

Serves: 6

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Ingredients

PUDDING

1 1/4 cups plain flour (190g)
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar (100g)
100 g butter (3.5oz)
1/2 cup milk (125ml)
1 egg
100 g white chocolate, roughly chopped (3.5oz) (optional)
380 g canned ready to use caramel (13.4oz)

SAUCE

1 1/2 cups boiling water (375ml)
1/2 cup brown sugar (100g)
3 Tbsp cocoa powder

TO SERVE

Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Instructions

PREPARE PUDDING
Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F) fan bake. Grease a 25cm / 10in round (or 20cm x 25cm / 8in x 10in rectangular) ovenproof dish with a little butter.
Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Place butter in a medium-sized heatproof jug and microwave in short bursts (stirring in between) until just melted. Add milk and egg and whisk with a fork to combine. Gently stir butter mixture and chocolate into dry ingredients until well combined.
Spoon batter into prepared dish. Place caramel in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Set aside approximately one third of the caramel to serve with the cooked pudding. Make holes in the batter and fill with remaining caramel. Gently smooth batter over the top.
MAKE SAUCE 
Combine boiling water, sugar and cocoa powder in a jug. Slowly pour sauce over the back of a large metal spoon on top of the batter.
Bake for 30 minutes, until pudding bounces back when gently pressed in the centre.
SERVE 
Serve pudding immediately with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and a spoonful of the remaining caramel.

Recipe Notes

WINE MATCH: Try a Ruby Port.
GLUTEN-FREE OPTION: Use plain gluten-free flour and make sure your baking powder and chocolate are gluten-free.
INGREDIENT SWAPS / NOTES: You could make this as a regular chocolate self saucing pudding. Leave out the caramel and swap the white chocolate for milk or dark chocolate chips (or omit chocolate altogether).
STORING AND REHEATING: Leftover pudding won’t be as saucy because the pudding will absorb some of the sauce. Store in the refrigerator and reheat individual portions in the microwave.