Little Rum & Chocolate Puddings

Name: Little Rum & Chocolate Puddings
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 5 eggs, plus 5 egg yolks; 5 eggs, plus 5 egg yolks; 125 g/4½ oz caster sugar; 225 g/8 oz unsalted butter, plus a little bit more for greasing the moulds; icing sugar, to decorate; 100 g/3½ oz plain flour; 225 g/8 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up 4 tablespoons rum; 225 g/8 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up 4 tablespoons rum; 225 g/8 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up 4 tablespoons rum

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

These little puddings make a spectacular dessert for a dinner party. The only hassle is that you have to cook them just before you serve them and the timing is essential, but one mouthful makes it all worthwhile.

Ingredients

5 eggs, plus 5 egg yolks
125 g/4½ oz

Americas
Jamaica
Dessert
Vegetarian
Caribbean

Method

The day before you wish to serve the puddings, make up the mixture: beat the eggs, egg yolks and sugar together until the mixture is pale yellow.
Melt the chocolate and butter slowly together in a heatproof bowl, set over a pan half-filled with hot water.
When the mixture has melted, remove from the heat, add the rum and then slowly add the egg mixtur