Who doesn’t like to feel a little gooey inside? These melting chocolate pots of loveliness would make an ideal dessert for a home made Valentines’ dinner menu or could equally be whipped up in larger numbers for a tableful of guests.
Total baking time is an astonishingly short 8 minutes, from start to finish you could have these done in 30 minutes. You could have the batter sat in the dishes in advance and bake them just before serving.
They’re flavoured with a few pieces of broken After Eight mint wafer inside but you might also try the same technique with any left over soft centred chocolates from your Christmas selection tins that are still lurking about.
Pouring the batter from a mixing bowl with a spout makes decanting to the individual dishes easier but isn’t essential.
Do you melt at the thought of a warm chocolate pudding?
- 100g dark cooking chocolate, broken into squares
- 110g butter
- 2 tbsp low fat creme fraiche
- 2 large eggs
- 50g soft light brown sugar
- 25g plain flour
- 8 After Eight mint wafers broken into quarters
- Preheat the oven to 200c or gas mark 6.
- Grease the ramekins - I used a cake spray - and place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment paper.
- Melt the chocolate and butter together in a double boiler or a bowl over simmering water. Once just melted, turn off the heat and fold in the creme fraiche with a metal spoon.
- Meanwhile, in a medium size mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together until smooth. Sieve over the flour and fold in until smooth too.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the mixing bowl and fold until smooth.
- Decant the chocolate batter into ramekins to cover the bottoms, place pieces of After Eight on top then cover with the rest of the chocolate batter.
- Bake for around 8 minutes, the surface should be cooked but the cakes still wobbly. Serve whilst still warm for best molten effect.
Recipe post commissioned by After Eight for a fee.
Is it bad that I want this for breakfast? What a GREAT idea Sarah! I’ll remember this for sometime when I need an easy, impressive dessert 🙂
I was quite chuffed Mardi, I am chomping at the bit to try this out with other fillings now 🙂
Yum, and I love the little spoon too!!! I do make chocolate puds, but these have a nice twist that doesn’t involve heading for the grand marnier or tia maria!
Ooh I might try one with some booze now you’ve put the thought in my head!
Oh wow these look incredible. My husband adores mint and chocolate so this will be an ideal valentine’s dessert – shame he’s working a night shift on the 14th!
Oh no, work shift on Feb 14, that’s annoying. You’ll just have to celebrate the day after – or eat his for him 😉
What luscious puddings! An irresistible dessert.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa, irresistably gooey yes
I am amazed that these wee puddings only take 8 minutes to bake, that makes them a very handy recipe to have tucked away for unexpected guests and/or after dinner treats too. I keep all of the glass jars from my favourite French yoghurt, and those jars would be perfect for this recipe. Karen
I know – I was really sceptical they’d be done that quick but I went with it and they were fine. The top has a crust but they’re still wobbly. I know just the glass jars you’re talking about – I have some brought back from hols but have so far struggled to get sticky residue off the glass 🙁
YUM!!! I have to make these for Jonny, he would go utterly bonkers for them! Thank you so much for sharing with Tea Time Treats.
Janie x
PS WD40 gets sticky goo off of glass 😉
We might have some WD40 in cellar. Sounds like a job for my husband!
Definitely a ‘blue job’ cos that stuff is stinky!
Although the goo does come off really easily if you are forced to do it, just wear gloves 😉
These look amazing Sarah. I want to make them now. Of course using leftover chocolates also means they qualify for Credit Crunch Munch.
I never thought of that!
Yum. I want these now 🙂 I love gooey treats and so does my better half. Will try this over the weekend. xx
Do let me know how they turn out.
Omdz, these look AMAZING! I really want to try these, maybe for my treat day next week, lol.
You have a treat day? You’re so good 😉
It is amazing that these little pots can be made in under 30 minutes. My in laws have a box of after eights stashed away in their kitchen cupboard, its time for me to raid that. Love your presentation too.
Thissounds delicious i absolutly love peppermint especially paired with chocolate x
These would be just perfect for Valentines Day and of course presumably there’s about three quarters of a box of After Eight left over- a Bakers Bonus so to speak!
What a good looking dessert, a real “dive in” right away pud. I adore anything sweet that combines chocolate with mint and do have a soft spot for After eights!
Never mind melting at the thought, I’m almost fainting – even more so as I’m on a fast day. Love these sort of puds and they are ideal for making ahead. Sadly, we have no Christmas chocolates left.
8 minutes? 8 MINUTES? blooming ‘eck! Brilliant. I’m not a fan of minty desserts but I might give this a go and then have a few after eights!
These look so chocolicious and tasty.
Omg! looks amazing that recipe is now mine YUM
Oh my! You hit the spot with those Sarah! Gorgeous photos too.
Yum! I would love to have one of those with my coffee right now, I’m a huge fan of after eight! x
Me too, I think all chocolates should come in little envelopes!
After Eights in a dessert? Genius! I love mint and chocolate together.
Thanks – it wasn’t too overpowering either. 1.5 after eights per pud seems right balance.
VERY impressive. Looks so stylish and to prep these in 30 minutes…dangerously easy I say…. 😉
This is true… this is true.
Oh, you had me at melting peppermint puddings…
😉
Need some of these – now! They look like they have a really lovely consistency, gorgeous x
I’m totally making them again. In another flavour of course.
Holy cow, those look good!! I am a bit of a sucker for a melty-centred chocolate pudding, and even more so with a touch of minty flavour!
yup, these had *just* the right balance of minty hintiness 🙂
I love that these are sooooooooo easy to make and would be right up dark chocolate loving OH’s street.
If I’d known how easy they’d be, I’d have made them sooner too!
oh don’t I just love easy to make treats and chocolate is my weakness ummmm, love it that they can be kept ready in advance!
Ooooh love after eights!