Chocolate queen of puddings

Queen of puddings is a traditional English dessert, with a breadcrumb base topped with jam and meringue. This twist has a chocolate-flavoured base and Turkish Delight in the middle.

Chocolate queen of puddings. Credit: Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield

• serves

  6

• prep

  30 minutes

• cook

  50 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

• 2½ cups milk
• ¼ cup cocoa
• 10 g butter
• 2½ cups (125 g) fresh white breadcrumbs
• ⅓ cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup caster sugar, extra
• 150 g Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish Delight, roughly chopped

Instructions

1. Grease six 6-7.5cm diameter oven-proof glass jars or other serving dishes.
2. Combine the milk and cocoa in a saucepan and bring just to the boil. Remove from heat, add the butter, breadcrumbs and sugar, stir until combined. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 180^oC.
4. Whisk 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks (reserving whites) into cooled mixture and spoon into greased glass jars. Bake for 25 minutes or until set.
5. Meanwhile., beat the 2 reserved egg whites until stiff peaks form. Continue beating while gradually adding the extra sugar, until mixture is thick and glossy.
6. Top each pudding with some of the chopped Turkish Delight then spoon the meringue evenly over the top. Return to the oven for a further 10-15 minutes to cook and brown the meringue. Serve warm.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.