Slow Cooker Chocolate Caramel Puddings are the perfect midwinter treat, and these little puddings have a secret, a special treat inside that makes them even more delicious. Inside each of the little Chocolate Caramel Puddings there is a piece of caramel filled chocolate bar, or you can use chocolate caramel sweets. As the puddings cook the chocolate and caramel melt inside, what a decadent treat!
You could steam the puddings in a saucepan with a saucer in the bottom or, if you have a steamer then use that, but the Slow Cooker works really well as it gently bubbles away and you can go away and leave it to do its thing without worrying about the pan boiling dry. The Chocolate Caramel Cream couldn’t be simpler to make, just melt the chocolate caramels in the cream, and it is ideal to serve with the Chocolate Caramel Puddings. If you feel that is a little too much then you could also serve with plain pouring cream, ice cream or custard.
Recipe for Slow Cooker Chocolate Caramel Puddings with Chocolate Caramel Sauce
Slow Cooker Chocolate Caramel Puddings
Ingredients
For the pudding
- 50 g butter
- 35 g soft brown sugar
- 110 g self-raising flour
- 1 large egg
- 25 g cacao or cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 square of caramel filled chocolate bar or chocolate caramel sweet e.g. rolo
For the sauce
- 150 ml single cream
- 50 g chocolate caramels sweets or caramel filled chocolate bar
Instructions
- Butter 3 x 6 oz mini pudding basins and put a circle of baking parchment in the bases of the basins.
- Mix all the pudding ingredients, except the chocolates, with a spoon or electric mixer
- Half fill the pudding basin
- Add the chocolate into the centre and fill the rest evenly between the basins.
- Cover with baking parchment and foil and tie with string.
- Boil a kettle and pour the boiling water into the slow cooker pot and add the puddings, the water should come about half way up the pudding basins.
- Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 1 1/2 hours until the pudding has risen and the centre looks firm.
- The puddings should slide out of their basins, but it they don't then ease round them with a blunt knife or small spatula.
- To make the sauce
- Place the cream and chocolate caramel into a small pan and warm slowly until the sweets have melted into the cream, serve warm over the puddings..
Notes
Many thanks to Lucy for hosting the November Slow Cooked Challenge. There are loads of fabulous recipes that I’m itching to make, why not pop over to the Slow Cooked Challenge Round Up and take a look.
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Lucy @ BakingQueen74 says
Mmm your chocolate puddings look wonderful Janice and I really love the festive food styling! Mini puds for each person are a great idea, my girls would love this.
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Lucy, it was fun styling the puds. They are very filling, I think I’ll look for smaller pudding basins!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
That looks wickedly good!. I’ve just got a new slow cooker after giving mine away a couple of years ago, so I’ll have to try some of your veggie friendly recipes.
Janice Pattie says
Glad you are back in the slow cooker world Jac. It’s such a great piece of kit when you have a busy life.
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
These look divine and so clever that they are made in the slow cooker. Theyd make a great alternative to christmas pud on the big day and i love they can be made in advance and reheated. Bet the house smells anazing as they cook
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Emma, I get a lot of inspiration online for the slow cooker, the slow cooked challenge really makes you use it!
Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade says
What a wonderful pudding! I love that it can be made in the slow cooker, I seem to be using it less and less since I got it so this may be something that I’ll make next 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Sylvia, I don’t know how I’d manage without my slow cooker.
Dom says
just looks so superb! I love it and will be making these for sure. Love the chocolatey sauce too!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Dom xxx
Choclette says
Wow, these look so good. I bet they are all the better for being slow cooked too. Gorgeous photos.
Corina Blum says
What a great recipe to make in the slow cooker. I need to use mine more often for puddings like this and this one has my family’s favourite flavours in – chocolate and caramel!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks, yes definitely a winning combination
Lou | Crumbs & Corkscrews says
I love these chocolate caramel puddings Janice! I could eat them all year round, and making them in the slow cooker is such a great idea. I only really use ours for main meals, I’m certainly going to give these a try.
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Lou, the slow cooker is great for this sort of thin.