Recipes

Peanut butter melt-in-the-middle chocolate pudding

This indulgent, parev and vegan dessert will be on your table in minutes

February 22, 2025 19:46
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Photo: Dan Jones
1 min read

Cook: 4 minutes

Serves: 4 generously

Unexpected dinner guest? Mix up this decadent dessert in mere moments. Serve with a generous scoop of vegan ice cream.

Method:

  • Start by making the peanut butter filling. Use a fork to whisk together the peanut butter and hot water until combined and smooth.
  • For the chocolate pudding, mix together the flour, cocoa powder and sugar in a small, heatproof bowl. Spoon in the oil with 6 tablespoons of cold water and stir until combined.
  • Spoon out 1 rounded tablespoon of the cake mixture and pour the peanut butter filling into the resultant hole. Smooth over the removed cake mixture, covering any visible peanut butter.
  • Cook in an 850W microwave for 3 minutes, then allow to stand for 1 minute. Serve hot.

Extracted from Katy Beskow’s Thrifty Vegan (Quadrille)

Ingredients

For the peanut butter filling:
3 rounded tbsp smooth peanut butter
100ml (3 ½ fl oz/scant ½ cup) hot water
For the chocolate pudding:
4 tbsp self-raising (self-rising) flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp sunflower oil