Great

My sister thought it was like porridge and mum thought it was too sweet I thought it was like jelly and everything about this recipe went wrong

Not good basically tastes of sugar far too sweet. Way too much sugar in the recipe.

Ive used this recipe for a long time. It always goes down well. I could do without the embeded advertising but you get that. Thanks

I love it

This is my go to, self saucing recipe. I actually put it in the microwave for 7 mins and let it rest - next level !

Easy as they say nice and quick and great filler, kids loved it.

This recipe is amazing! Quick and easy. Pudding is moist and delectable. Thanks Chelsea!

I have made many a self saucing pudding, but needed one that was quick and microwaveable. The measurements seemed off - 1 tablespoon of butter to 3/4 cup sugar doesn’t “cream”. Usually you would use about 100gm (not approx 15gm) for an oven-baked recipe. I checked it after 7 minutes (other reviews indicated cooking time was off), and at 10 minutes. There was no change - top was still raw. Put it in for another 2 mins 30 seconds, and the top became spongy, rather than gluggy (900w microwave). I then let it sit for a few minutes before serving. As.others have said, is very sweet, and is not going to beat an oven baked self-saucing pudding, but it is a reasonable option when your oven is unavailable.

This is a fave in our house! Easy and delicious

Absolutely love this recipe! Have used it several times now and is just awesome for those cold nights where I have nothing sweet in the pantry but feel like a bit of dessert. So quick to make and so so so satisfying. Also brings back my childhood as it has quite a nostalgic, old-school taste.

How are you supposed to cream 1tbsp butter with 3/4c sugar? Amount of sugar is also excessive considering the amount of flour. Bad recipe.

Works every time and yummy..my go to..cheers

Very easy to make & very tasty ❤️

my sister is making it and it looks goooooooooood

YUMMO! Made it a few times now…even my grandkids make it too…thanks for the easy recipe

Few adjustments that really improve this - half the sugar, double the cocoa, add a little salt and double the water (if you like it extra saucy). Husband reckons it's the best chocolate self saucing pudding I've made to date!

It was so easy to make, easier to eat. Delicious

Cake was hard and like over cooked porridge left to solidify. Sauce was OK.

It is a good recipe for 8 or 9 yrs old.

Yummmmmmmm soo quick to make

Not great, way too much sugar and came out a weird consistency

This was delicious! It was really easy and yummy for pudding. It was a little too sweet but other then that perfect

It is very yum, I cut the sugar in half and add a bit more coco depending on how strong your coco is. I also added a bit less water to the sauce. Comes out different each time (always good). I make it using gluten-free flour and it also works great with that.

1. It has way too much sugar. 2. Please let us know how big the bowl needs to be, bowl space to pudding ratio. Five minutes in & I had a chocolate volcano in my microwave. The pudding went to the top of the water & foamed everywhere. The teenagers armed with spoons loved helping clean up.

Followed the recipe exactly but only did about 6.5mins. very moist and delicious. I didn't find it too sweet.

It's amazing, very sweet so I cut down the sugar, and I double the sauce.. But it is delicious and my family demolish it and practically lick the bowl.

It is way too sweet. Less sugar.

This is amazing! but i think its too sweet for my liking

looks delicious I will try it! :)

Yummy! Loved it so much!

I'm pretty sure the measurements are wrong on this one. Its come out chewy. I've been making this for years from another recipe but its stuck in a moving box so grabbed this one quickly so I know how ot should be, this was way off.

It was good although was a bit too gloppy and didn't cream together very well. Also it was a bit too sweet but otherwise very good. Quick and easy make. Thanks!

Family did not enjoy this recipe, husband thought it was the texture of porridge!
It was stodgy, not at all how it should be. Way too sweet. Won’t make this again.

Look lovely. I will try them.

So moist and sweet. I love it.

Very easy but as others have said measurements are off. Only needed to cook for 6-7 mins. Added more milk. Lots of sugar which made it very, very sweet. If you have a sweet tooth you’ll love it.

Beautiful and moist.

A very yummy pudding - very sweet!

Easiest recipe ever and sooo delicious!!!

It is a really nice easy desert! The only thing I do differently is to add a little more water to make it a little less dry :)

So easy and delicious!

After reading the reviews i was a lil skeptical,but it turned out fantastic! Would make again :)

Way too sweet. Good for very small portions if you add lots of lemon juice.

Amazing!

Easiest recipe ever. Just chuck it all in the oven. Done.

The recipe is all out of whack. Not enough butter and mixture is too dry. And way too sweet. Will not be making this again.

It’s soooooooo yummmmmm

Needed way more butter than listed and tried multiple times for it to cream and it didn’t work. Very disappointed

good

amazing

Hi it was my first time making it and it was great

The recipe was really good although mind you I didn't actually follow it thoroughly I didn't put as much stuff in as it said since I had a small bowl but in general it worked really well I just had to keep an eye on the microwave because it bubbled a bit - but if you just chuck a paper towel over your all goods. Thank you !

I have gone through and read the previous reviews & I must say as someone who grew up on this as a common dessert it absolutely is perfect! It is meant to be that sweet & if your dough isn't cooked and your sauce is still watery then you haven't cooked it for long enough or your microwave doesn't reach a high enough wattage to cook in the specified time. Also different brands of Cocoa effect the chocolate flavour and colouring

Cake was bland and sauce had a weird flavour. Wouldn't make again.

It is very good I liked it and my children liked it.

Way too sweet. The butter wouldn't cream with the sugar. The ratio seems wrong?

VERY sweet and made quite the mess in my microwave.

The sugar and butter didn't really cream at all so I think that you need more butter

Cake was doughy and not cooked after 12 mins. Sauce was nice but not thick enough. Unfortnately the dessert was inedible.
Perhaps self raising flour was needed?

Too sweet and the sauce was gluggy. Also do not think there was enough butter in the recipe to cream the sugar

its okay :)

Turned out OK needs way more butter and sauce was too watery I love the idea of this and still tasted OK but this is my recipe and I love it just as easy as well.

Ingredients

Pudding
60g butter
1 ½ cups self-raising flour
1 cup sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
½ cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Sauce
1 cup Soft Brown Sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 cups boiled water
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Pudding: Place butter in a microwave proof dish until melted. Stir in flour, cocoa, sugar ,milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth with a wooden spoon. Pour into a deep microwave proof bowl.

Sauce: Mix brown sugar with the cocoa and scatter over top. Over the back of a spoon pour the boiled water and vanilla essence.

Microwave on high for 15 minutes. Stand for 5 minutes and then serve. May be a little bit too chocolate for some people and might not need that much cooking but is my favourite pudding and sure the whole family would love it.

Yum! So quick and easy to make. Just what I wanted on a Monday night.

Sauce didn't turn out nice and was too sweet and gloppy.

Love this recipe. Had to add more cocoa though - not chocolaty enough otherwise

AMAZING

Too sweet and not chocolate enough

One of the best desserts I have ever have!!!!!!

This pudding is quick and delicious!!! Family favourite

good

It tasted really good i will definitely make it again :)

Very nice, next time I make it I'll put a bit less sugar in the sauce.

very yummy, quick easy recipe for a last minute pudding

I made this tonight and it was so delicious seriously good for a cold night!!