Indulge in this dark chocolate self-saucing pudding

Creamy and delicious, this dark chocolate self-saucing pudding is the perfect afternoon treat or late-night dessert. Serving four generously, or six, you can made it just under an hour.

What you’ll need:

• 150g of dark chocolate, roughly chopped for easy melting 
• 50g of unsalted butter, cubed 
• ½ cup of full-fat milk
• 1 free-range egg
• 1 cup of caster sugar (brown sugar is also fine if you only have it on hand) 
• ¾ cup of self-raising flour 
• ¾ cup cocoa powder 
• 1 ½ cup of boiling water 
• Vanilla ice-cream and icing sugar to serve. 

How to make: 

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius. 
2. In a large saucepan, combine your chocolate, butter and milk on low heat until combined, stirring until smooth. 
3. Pour this heated mixture into a heatproof bowl, and combine your flour, half of the brown sugar and half of the cocoa powder and combine until smooth. 
4. Spoon this mixture into smaller ramekins, or one large heatproof dish. 
5. In a smaller bowl, combine the rest of the cocoa power and brown sugar. Sprinkle over the top of your chosen dish. 
6. Carefully spoon a small portion of the boiling water onto the topping to melt. 
7. Pop your chosen dish into the oven, uncovered for 35 minutes. 
8. When ready, serve with a scoop of ice-cream and a dusting of icing sugar. 

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