Chocolate Muffins With Hot Chocolate Custard

Chocolate pudding doesn't need to be a guilty pleasure every time - just 215 calories each - and there's a lemon version too

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  Cook 10 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 6

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  215

• Protein

  5g

• Carbs

  32g

• Fat

  8g

• Saturates

  2g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  17g

• Salt

  0.59g

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g self-raising flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 50g golden caster sugar
• 100ml skimmed milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
• For the hot chocolate custard
• 2 x 150g pots low-fat custard
• 25g dark chocolate, chopped

Directions

1. Heat oven to 170C/fan 150C/gas 5. Brush 6 holes of a muffin tin with a drop of oil. Sieve the cocoa into a large bowl, then add the rest of the dry ingredients. Stir to combine, then make a well in the centre.
2. Beat the milk, egg and oil together in a jug, pour into the well, then stir quickly to make a batter. Spoon into the muffin tin, then bake for 15 mins or until risen and firm to the touch. Heat the custard in the microwave according to instructions, or in a pan, then tip in the chopped chocolate and stir until smooth. Turn the puddings into bowls and pour the custard over.

Categories: Cakes & Baking, Courses, Special Diets