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, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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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, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
See more of Tamsin Burnett-Hall’s recipes
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.
