Steamed chocolate pudding with red berries

We're sure you'll be craving this steamed chocolate pudding recipe at home. It's a recipe by Virginia, author of Sweet&Sour , made in the WMF Vitalis, so that we can get the most out of this pot designed for cooking all kinds of steamed recipes.

It's hard to turn on the oven in summer, isn't it? But we don't like to give up sweet treats, especially chocolate.

Today I bring you a delicious, simple and very quick recipe, presented in an individual version in the beautiful mini cocottes from “Le Creuset” , with which you won’t need to turn on the oven , because we are going to steam them thanks to the WMF Vitalis pot , which in addition to serving to eat light, serves to make desserts as quick and delicious as these mini puddings.

WMF Vitalis Steamer , Le Creuset Ceramic Mini Cocottes and Laura Ashley Sweet Allysum Tea Towel

This steamer has the advantage that, as it has a glass lid, you don't need to open it to see the state of your puddings. It also has a thermometer that will tell you at all times the temperature at which they are cooking.

This chocolate pudding recipe is a simple recipe that does not use flour and is therefore quite creamy. In addition, as it does not contain flour, it is suitable for celiacs, and also for those with lactose intolerance , since you can replace traditional cow's milk with hazelnut or almond milk, which will give it a very special touch.

Let's go with the recipe!

Ingredients (for 3 puddings)

• 3 “L” eggs
• 120 ml of milk (you can substitute with almond or hazelnut milk or lactose-free milk)
• 60gr of brown sugar
• 120gr of chocolate to melt
• 1 teaspoon Madagascar vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Le Creuset ceramic mini-cocottes , Laura Ashley Rose China porcelain bowl , Laura Ashley tea towel and WMF Vitalis steamer

Preparation

1. Brush the inside of the Le Creuset mini cocottes with a pinch of melted butter using a kitchen brush (or spray with release spray if you prefer). Set aside.
2. Prepare the WMF Vitalis pot with 1 litre of water, insert the steam accessory and cover with the lid with the thermometer. Place on the heat until it reaches a temperature of 90-100ºC.
3. While it is heating up, we prepare the pudding mixture, which will take no more than 5 minutes (the time it takes to heat the water in our WMF Vitalis). To do this:
4. We melt the chocolate in a bain-marie in the microwave at short intervals so that it does not burn. We set aside
5. Beat the eggs together with the sugar until foamy using the KitchenAid whisk attachment or a hand mixer .
6. Add the milk, vanilla extract and salt and mix well.
7. Finally, add the melted chocolate and mix with a rubber spatula until the mixture is completely homogenized.
8. Divide the mixture between the 3 mini cocottes. Place the mini cocottes without their lids on the steam tray of our Vitalis. Cover the Vitalis with the glass lid and steam the puddings for 20 minutes at a temperature of 90-100ºC. The puddings will slightly rise during cooking but will fall as they cool, this is normal.
9. After this time, lift the lid, prick the inside of one of the puddings and if the needle comes out clean, it is done.
10. Remove from the Vitalis and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cool, cover with the lids of the Le Creuset mini cocottes.
11. When serving, sprinkle with a little icing sugar and decorate with some red berries and fresh mint leaves, or simply with a scoop of ice cream.

A quick and easy dessert that will help you in the summer so you don't have to give up chocolate because you have to turn on the oven.

These puddings keep well for 2-3 days in the fridge. When serving, you can put them in the microwave for a few seconds to warm them up and they're ready.

Enjoy.

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