Easy Microwave Banana And Chocolate Chunk Pudding

I don’t know about you but I cannot imagine my kitchen without a microwave. While moving houses in the recent past (4 times in 3 years) I made sure that it is the first of the electronic items to get plugged in…even before my beloved mixer and food processor. But coming to think of it, have I done anything with it other than reheating and defrosting food? Nope! Okay, maybe precook potatoes. Yet, it is an indispensable item that saves you time and a lot of dishes. I had 3 ripe bananas and no intention of making muffins, pancakes or even banana bread. So I did a Google search and came across this fabulous recipe.

I made it twice this week. The first time I was unsure how it would turn out so I halved the recipe and just threw everything casually into a microwave safe bowl. Voila! It was done in 4 minutes. It was golden, sweet, soft, smelling of brown sugar and butter (you know, the one) spongy, gooey in some places and very slightly crusty on the sides. In other words, it was enlightenment! ‘Don’t underestimate the power of your microwave!’ The boys came back form school and finished it in one go with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
I just had to share this recipe so I made it again and added a cup of dark chocolate chunks. And salted caramel sauce to serve! The original recipe calls for sliced bananas on top but I chose to mash up the entire banana for the pudding. You could go either ways. If you do not have a one-liter microwave safe dish, use two smaller ones like I did. Please excuse the photos..I’ve shot them in a jiffy as I had something else going on.

All I’d say is please make it. It’s too easy, not to give it a try and too delicious for words. Make it to believe it!

Microwave Banana And Chocolate Chunk Pudding (adapted with variation from BBC Goodfood)
Serves 6

100 g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
2 ripe bananas
100 g light muscovado sugar (brown sugar will work as well)
100 g self-raising flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
1 cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped into big and small chunks (or chocolate chips)
Salted Caramel sauce (store bought or home made)

Put the butter in a 1-litre baking dish and microwave on High for 30 secs-1 min until melted. Add bananas, mash into the melted butter, then add the sugar, flour, cinnamon, eggs and milk. Mix together well. Add the chocolate chunks and give it a stir to distribute evenly in the batter.

Cook on high for 6 mins until cooked through and risen. Check with a fork or a wooden skewer and microwave for a couple of minutes more if not ready. Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar, if you like, with a drizzle of salted caramel sauce and a scoop of ice cream.

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