These hot chocolate pots are so decadent, and are totally delicious. Split them open and you get hot chocolate spread encased in sponge – so yummy. They are amazing to have in the freezer for when the sweet craving strikes. You will need four metal or ceramic ramekins.
Prep: 10 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 140g butter, at room temperature, plus 1 tsp to grease the ramekins
- scant 3⁄4 cup (140g) caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (110g) plain flour
- 30g cocoa powder
- 4 heaped tsp chocolate spread (I use Nutella)
Method:
If making ahead to freeze:
- Grease all four ramekins with the teaspoon of butter and set aside.
- Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and whisk until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, flour and cocoa powder, and whisk again until you have a lump-free batter.
- Half-fill each ramekin with the batter.
- Spoon 1 heaped teaspoon of chocolate spread into the centre of each ramekin, then cover with the rest of the batter.
- Wrap each ramekin with cling film and tin foil, and place in the freezer.
Oven: Preheat the oven to 160°C. Unwrap the ramekins and cook the frozen puddings for 25 minutes. Either run a knife carefully down the side of each and tip out onto a plate, or serve as they are in the ramekins.
Air Fryer: Preheat the air fryer to 160°C. Unwrap the ramekins and cook the frozen puddings in the air fryer for 20 minutes. Either run a knife carefully down the side of each and tip out onto a plate, or serve as they are in the ramekins.
If cooking now:
Follow the method in the ‘making ahead to freeze’ section up until the end of step 5.
Oven: Preheat the oven to 160°C. Cook the puddings for 19 minutes. Either run a knife carefully down the side of each and tip out onto a plate, or serve as they are in the ramekins.
Air Fryer: Preheat the air fryer to 160°C. Cook the puddings in the air fryer for 15 minutes. Either run a knife carefully down the side of each and tip out onto a plate, or serve as they are in the ramekins.
TIP: Serve with a dusting of icing sugar and some ice cream or double cream.
