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Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding (Classic)

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Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding (Classic)

A beloved New Zealand pudding, a clever bake that magically creates its own rich chocolate sauce underneath as it cooks.

Total time
45 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
New Zealand
vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupself-raising flour
1/2 cupcaster sugar
2 tbspcocoa powder
1/2 cupmilk
2 tbspmelted butter
1 tspvanilla extract
3/4 cupbrown sugar
4 tbspcocoa powder for sauce
1 3/4 cupsboiling water
ice creamto serve

Instructions

1

Mix flour, caster sugar and cocoa.

2

Add milk, butter and vanilla.

3

Pour into a greased baking dish.

4

Mix brown sugar and cocoa. Scatter over batter. Pour boiling water over the top without stirring.

5

Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes. Sauce will be underneath the sponge.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
433
Protein
4.7g
Fat
7.6g
Carbs
90.1g
Fiber
2.3g
Sodium
213mg

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