MINI CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS

Everyone loves a bit of chocolate! These tasty little bites are a ‘healthier’ twist on your usual chocolate cakes and incorporate coocnut flour, coconut nectar, dried fruit and nuts. Here’s the recipe and ingredients - Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For the puddings -

• 100g gluten-flour

• 30g The Coconut Company coconut flour

• 50g The Coconut Company coconut sugar

• 40g cocoa powder 

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 100ml oat milk

• 2 tablespoons The Coconut Company coconut nectar 

• 2 tablespoons The Coconut Company coconut oil

• 50g dried cranberries / raisins 

For the icing decoration -

• 3 tablespoons icing sugar

• 1 tablespoon oat milk

• Dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, walnuts 

Make them! 

1. Mix together the flours, sugar, cocoa powder and cinnamon in a bowl. Melt the coconut oil and coconut nectar, then add in along with the milk and mix well to form a batter. Stir in the dried fruit.

2. Grease 4 individual pudding tins. Spoon the mixture between the tins and fill to the top, smoothing out evenly. 

3. Bake at 180C for 20-30 minutes until risen, firm and golden. Allow to cool then turn upside down onto a wire rack.

4. Mix together the icing sugar and enough milk to form a slightly runny but thick mixture then spoon a little over the top of each pudding so it runs down the sides. 

5. Arrange a few dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds and nuts on top then allow to set for 20 minutes. Then enjoy!