Chocolate Pudding Pots

Name: Chocolate Pudding Pots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 2 large egg yolks ((ie yolks of eggs ~50-55g/2oz each, from cartons labelled "large eggs")); 1/3 cup caster sugar / superfine sugar ((or regular white sugar)); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp cocoa powder (, sifted (unsweetened)); 1 1/2 tbsp cornflour / cornstarch; 1 cup milk (, full fat is best); 1 1/2 cups thickened cream / heavy cream (, or any other regular full-fat pourable cream); 150 g/5oz 70% cocoa chocolate ((bittersweet chocolate), finely chopped - see note for dark chocolate / semi-sweet chocolate (Note 1)); Pinch of salt; 3/4 cup thickened cream / heavy cream or any other cream for whipping (, fridge cold); 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp white sugar; 2 tbsp 70% cocoa chocolate ((bittersweet chocolate), finely chopped (Note 1) )

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:5min

Recipe video above. This is like a richer, more luxurious Chocolate Mousse, with a quarter of the effort. Tastes sophisticated. Easy to pretty up. Brilliant ready-to-go dinner party dessert: make ahead 5 days!I especially love that this is not too sweet, it's all about the chocolate flavour. Be sure to use 70% chocolate as the pudding relies on this to help it set (higher cocoa % = firmer chocolate). If using dark chocolate / semi-sweet chocolate chips, increase the cornflour/cornstarch - see note 1.Makes 5 pots just shy of 1/2 cup each which is good portion for dessert. TIP: You can whip the cream ahead too, just stabilise it so it doesn't deflate.

Updated at: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:11:59 GMT