Chocolate Puddings With White Chocolate Middles

A community recipe by Mandyfox

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

Everyone loves a chocolate pudding, and most of us love (nice) surprises - this deliciously combines both and is a dinner party show stopper.

Ingredients

Serves: 6

Metric Cups

100 grams dark chocolate
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
100 grams caster sugar
100 grams butter (softened)
3 medium eggs (separated)
100 grams plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
50 grams ground hazelnuts
white chocolate (about 18 squares)

3½ ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
3½ ounces superfine sugar
3½ ounces butter (softened)
3 medium eggs (separated)
3½ ounces all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1¾ ounces hazelnut meal
white chocolate (about 18 squares)

Method

Chocolate Puddings With White Chocolate Middles is a community recipe submitted by Mandyfox and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat oven to 180c/gas mark 4 Melt chocolate in a bainmarie. Brush 6 x ramekins with melted butter, tip in ground hazelnuts then shake excess back into a bowl.

Beat softened butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and mix well. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well each time. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and ground hazlenuts.

In another bowl, whisk egg white until they form stiff peaks. Stir 2 tablespoons or so egg white into the chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in the rest. Divide three quarters of the mixture into the ramekins.

Push three chocolate squares into each ramekin dish, and spoon an equal amount of the rest of the chocolate mixture over the top of each ramekin. Bake on a baking sheet for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 180c/gas mark 4 Melt chocolate in a bainmarie. Brush 6 x ramekins with melted butter, tip in hazelnut meal then shake excess back into a bowl.

Push three chocolate squares into each ramekin dish, and spoon an equal amount of the rest of the chocolate mixture over the top of each ramekin. Bake on a baking sheet for 15 minutes.