Chocolate maple pudding

This recipe is an original idea from Claire Caillebot. For more recipes, visit www.caillbot.com.
Ingredients
pudding
- 1 cup (210g) Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup (110ml) milk
- 3/4 cup (200ml) maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons (30g) melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon natural almond or vanilla essence
1/2 cup (75g) chocolate chips
sauce
- 1 3/4 cups (430ml) of water
- 1 1/3 cups (340ml) of maple syrup
- 1/4 cup (20g) of cocoa powder
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix the flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa in a bowl.
- In a second bowl, mix the liquid ingredients: the egg, milk, maple syrup, melted butter and almond essence (or vanilla essence).
- Gradually add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until a smooth paste is obtained, then add the chocolate chips and mix again.
- In a small saucepan, prepare the sauce by whisking together the water, maple syrup and cocoa powder. Bring to the boil, stirring regularly with the whisk and remove from the heat.
- Pour the pudding mixture into an ungreased 9-inch baking dish and cover with the sauce. Place in the oven for approximately 40 minutes.
- If there is any sauce left over, it can be kept warm and poured over the cooked pudding, with a nice scoop of vanilla (or chocolate!) ice cream.