Black Forest microwave pud
Serves: 1
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Black Forest microwave pud
Three minutes to mix, a minute to cook and another minute to stand – you can be eating this low-cal treat in no time!
Serves: 1
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
314Kcal
Fat
6gr
Saturates
2gr
Carbs
57gr
Sugars
33gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
7gr
Salt
0.6gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Ingredients
- 2 rounded tbsp self-raising flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 rounded tbsp caster sugar or granulated sweetener
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 2½ tbsp skimmed milk
- a few drops of almond or vanilla extract
- 40g pitted cherries, defrosted if frozen
- 1 tbsp low-fat vanilla yogurt, to serve
- a dusting of icing sugar
Step by step
- Spray a microwave-safe ramekin with low-calorie cooking spray. Put the flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa powder and a tiny pinch of salt in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the oil, milk and almond or vanilla extract and mix again. Scrape into the ramekin and sit all but one of the cherries in the middle.
- Cook on high in the microwave for 40-50 seconds (we cooked this at 800W). Test the top with your fingertip – if it’s still a little underdone in the centre, cook for another 10 seconds, but don’t overcook it, as it will continue cooking once it’s taken out of the microwave. Leave to stand for 1 minute.
- Top with the vanilla yogurt and reserved cherry, and dust with icing sugar if you wish.
