5 mins Chocolate Pudding

Here’s something simple and delicious you can make during this quarantine period. All it takes is a few ingredients, a microwave and 5 minutes of your time; yes, that is inclusive of preparation time!

Grab a mug or cup that is microwave safe! You can use a ceramic one, a glass one, just do not use steel.

Keep the following ingredients at bay:

· Chocolate: during the quarantine period, use whatever you can find. I used dairy milk; 6 pieces would do.

· ½ cup milk

· ½ teaspoon corn flour/ corn starch

· 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

· 2 tablespoons water

It doesn’t take much at all and it is simple as 1- 2- 3.

Instructions:

· In your mug/ cup, break down the pieces of chocolate and pour in your milk.

· Put in microwave for about 30 seconds to 45 seconds.

· Stir the mixture and make sure the chocolate has melted.

· In a separate bowl, pour in the 2 tablespoons water into the ½ teaspoon cornstarch and make sure the cornstarch has dissolved into the water smoothly. This is going to thicken the batter.

· Mix the cornstarch batter into the melted chocolate and milk and mix for half a minute or so.

· Pour in the teaspoon of vanilla essence.

· Set the mug in the microwave and voila.

· Garnish with fruits or whatever is available.

My microwave is set at 1270 watts and took about a minute. So please check your microwave and adjust accordingly.

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