I recently reviewed Chocolate: Indulge Your Inner Chocoholic. This lovely book by my friend and chocolate expert Dom Ramsey is the perfect gift for anyone who loves good chocolate and wants to learn more about its history, how it’s made, where it’s grown, what fair trade and bean-to-bar mean, and even how to make your own chocolate from scratch. There are also lots of delicious recipes, including this gorgeous brownie pudding from one of my favourite chocolatiers, Paul A Young.
Three lucky readers can win their own copy of Chocolate by Dom Ramsey but everyone can enjoy this delicious recipe, which publishers Dorling Kindersley have given me permission to share with you.
Paul A. Young’s Brownie Pudding with Sea-Salted Caramel, Tea & Figs
Ingredients
- 90 g unsalted butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
- 180 g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting
- 250 ml strong English breakfast tea
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 g dried figs , chopped
- 90 g dark muscovado sugar
- 90 g golden syrup
- 2 medium eggs
- ½ tsp sea salt flakes
- 150 g good quality dark chocolate, 70% cocoa , chopped
- roasted cocoa nibs , to decorate (optional)
- clotted cream , to serve
For the sauce:
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g dark muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 200 ml double cream
- 50 g dark milk chocolate, 60% cocoa , chopped
Notes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease the tin, dust lightly with flour, and set aside. Combine the tea, bicarbonate of soda, and figs in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, and then immediately reduce the heat. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Once cooled, mix well with a wooden spoon, until the pieces of fi g break down and the mixture forms a paste.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and golden syrup, using a wooden spoon. Add the eggs and whisk together until the mixture is smooth. Mix in the flour and salt until combined.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Do not allow the base of the bowl to touch the water. Add the melted chocolate to the fl our mixture, along with the fi g paste, and mix well.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 30–35 minutes until the pudding has risen and the middle is still slightly gooey.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Melt the butter, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan over a medium heat, stirring well to combine. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the double cream and dark milk chocolate, whisking well to combine.
- When ready to serve, cut the pudding into 10–12 pieces and plate them up individually. Pour over the warm sauce, decorate with cocoa nibs, if using, and serve with clotted cream. You can store the pudding, covered in the fridge, for up to 5 days, or freeze it for up to 3 months.
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This recipe extract was published with permission from Dorling Kindersley. Chocolate | Indulge Your Inner Chocoholic | Become A Bean-to-Bar Expert is available from Amazon.
Please leave a comment - I love hearing from you!17 Comments to "Paul A Young’s Brownie Pudding with Sea-Salted Caramel, Tea & Figs | from Chocolate by Dom Ramsey"
That looks so delicious – am a total addict for precisely this type of dessert. The book sounds divine must check it out!
Yes. it’s a great book. It covers a lot of ground but in sufficient depth that you really gain new understanding. And the recipes all look fab!
Looking very beguiling. As in, the brownie pudding is speaking to me. : )
Me too and the words probably ain’t safe for work! 😉
This looks just stunning Kavita!! Actually makes me wish i had a plate of this rght now 🙂
Doesn’t it and me too!
Now this is a decadent dessert and well worth breaking the calorie bank for.
Yep, definitely worth indulging!
This looks so moist and indulgent! And the salted caramel?! Stop it already!!!! This would definitely be worth breaking my diet for!
I love salted caramel and Paul A Young is king at making the best!
Brownie pudding! I’m in heaven! This look absolutely amazing. 🙂
Yes, it does look heavenly!
This sounds so totally wonderful. Love Paul A Young and his incredible chocolates. This would be my go to pud from the dessert trolley I reckon. Think I’d better try and win a copy of this!
Yes oh yes and big thumbs up for dessert trolleys in general! Can you imagine a Paul A Young dessert trolley, I think that would be my dream!
This made my mouth water and the book sounds right up my street! Will definitely be popping this on my ‘must make for Christmas’ list!
Mine too, and yes a perfect book for Christmas gifts!
This sounds so decadent and looks so delicious! What a perfect, show-stopping dessert!