Topped with ice cream and liqueur, this recipe only takes a few minutes to mix, microwave and prepare for a rich, indulgent dessert.

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Ingredients

• 150ml milk
• 50g pitted prunes
• 2 tsp instant coffee
• 50g soft butter
• 50g icing sugar
• 1 large egg
• 50g ground almonds
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tbsp self-raising flour
• 4 scoops coffee or vanilla

ice cream, to

serve(optional)

• 4 tsp coffee liqueur, to serve (optional)
• 4 x 175ml ramekins

(with no metal on them)

Instructions

1. Blend the milk with the prunes and coffee in a food processor until smooth. Add the butter, sugar, egg, almonds, cocoa, flour and a pinch of salt, then blitz again to form a thick batter.

2. Scrape evenly and cleanly into ramekins.

3. Space the ramekins around the edge of the microwave turntable and cook on medium for 6 mins for a slightly moist pudding.

4. Stand for 5 mins, then serve topped with a scoop of ice cream and a little liqueur.

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