Chocolate Pudding

An old-fashioned sweet dessert. Serve in individual dishes or parfait glasses topped with cream and/or grated chocolate. Ensure the chocolate and cornflour used are gluten free if you are following a gluten-free diet. You can use either milk or dark chocolate in this recipe.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup caster sugar (superfine granulated sugar)
• 3  tablespoons cornflour (US cornstarch)
• 2  cups milk
• 2  eggs, lightly beaten
• 120  g chocolate, chopped (4 ounces)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

1. Place sugar, cornflour, milk and eggs in a saucepan. Stir over a low heat until the mixture thickens. A balloon whisk would bve great at this point, although you can use a wooden spoon.
2. Add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has melted.
3. Simmer for 2 minutes. Continue to stir.
4. Stir in the vanilla essence.
5. Pour into serving plates or glasses.
6. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving.
7. Serve with cream and some extra grated chocolate. Enjoy!