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banana and chocolate soufflé pudding

24 November 2015 by Dominic Franks

… I am quite literally itching for Christmas.  I can’t help it.  I think having spent the weekend at the cottage and popping to the local garden centre which has the most ridiculous display of Christmas decorations is what finally did it for me but I’m feeling so festive I was almost tempted to put our decorations up too. We’ve never put up decs earlier than the 1st December and I don’t think I ever could but I must admit that I may have lit a scented candle with the aroma of spiced apples which has tipped me over the edge.  It’s as though the warm weather that finally just ended had been dragging on for so long that this sudden cold snap has flicked the Christmas switch inside many of us and now we’re running around like over-excited elves waiting for Santa to hand out the toy list.  It’s addictive too.  Even The Viking who is a stalwart when it comes to dates and traditions has been softening to the idea of Christmas at the cottage… we’ve been trying really hard to be good when it comes to indulgence.  No naughty treats this month – you’ll have noticed a distinct lack of sweet things on the blog – so I was quite surprised when he’d ordered us two mini mince pies at our visit to the garden centre tea room.  Talking of no treats, let’s make pudding…

banana and chocolate soufflé pudding
not just a pudding and not quite a soufflé, this delightful little dessert is unbelievably simple to knock out, looks quite impressive and tastes phenomenal… there is very little more you could ask for in a pudding… t’s almost healthy… or maybe i’ve gone too far… This months brilliant bloggers challenge We Should Cocoa – hosted by Choclette from Tin and Thyme, has the theme of bananas.  I have very rarely missed entering this challenge so i’ve been buying bananas for the last couple of weeks just to make sure I had them in the house and I always have cocoa somewhere in the cupboard but with the combination of not being around this month and my mind being completely blank I thought I was going to have to sit this one out until I lazily googled ‘bananas and cocoa’ and came up with this little gem adapted from the BBC Good Food website.

1 large very ripe banana
3 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
2 large eggs – separated
3 tablespoons caster sugar

pre-heat the oven to180C fan

i’ve used one small oven-proof dish but this would work using three ramekins which you need to butter and then dust with caster sugar

in a bowl mash the bananas with the egg yolks and cocoa powder until they are blended – I used a fork but this could be done in a blender of with a stick blender

in another bowl, beat the egg whites and the sugar until stiff and glossy and then gently fold this into the banana mixture

pour into the prepared dishes and bake for 10 minutes until risen and ‘just-firm’ to the touch with a slight wobble

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. From the Kitchen says

    24 November 2015 at 12:42 pm

    I do believe that I would prefer this to a figgy pudding! Our weekend snow has put me in the holiday mood as well. No decorations will come out before December 1 here as well.

    Best,
    Bonnie

  2. Patricia (La Chatte Gitane) says

    24 November 2015 at 2:50 pm

    This will get bookmarked straight up.

  3. Elinor Hill aka Beachhhutcook says

    24 November 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Loving the wobble on those photos. This looks the perfect dish to cook for a Sunday lunch then snooze day. Elinor x

  4. fluffy says

    25 November 2015 at 10:08 am

    Sounds and looks heavenly ! 🙂
    I may have missed it but, at how much degree should I bake this ?

  5. Karen S Booth says

    25 November 2015 at 2:39 pm

    GOOD LORD! Look at the fluffiness of that pudding, it's so light and well………FLUFFY! Great recipe for an occasional treat! Karen

  6. Choclette Blogger says

    29 November 2015 at 2:07 pm

    Oh Dom, I'm so glad you didn't sit this one out, especially as I know how much you love bananas. Your soufflé pudding is just fabulous. Even I am starting to feel in the Christmas mood, especially as they put the lights on in our little town yesterday and I can see them twinkling merrily from our bedroom window.

  7. Choclette Blogger says

    29 November 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Did you say occasional Karen? You spoil sport 😉

  8. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    1 December 2015 at 8:52 pm

    Feeling very bah humbug this year, so not sure I can embrace Christmas just yet……. But I could definitely devour this soufflé. It looks so fluffy, light and delicious… Bookmarked and making for sure! x

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