Healthy Desserts Recipes - Rich Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

Ingredients

• cooking oil spray

• 1 cup (150g) self­raising flour

• 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar

• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

• 1/2 cup (125ml) skim milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 30g butter, melted

• 3/4 cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar

• 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder, extra

• 1 3/4 cups (430ml) hot water

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Method:

1. Coat 2-litre (8-cup) ovenproof dish with cooking oil spray. 

2. Sift flour, caster sugar and cocoa into large bowl; add combined milk, essence and butter, stir until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared dish; sift combined brown sugar and extra cocoa evenly over top.

3. Carefully pour hot water over pudding. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 50 minutes or until pudding is firm. Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar, if desired.