Chocolate custard jars

Author: Sarah Swain - Food writer, stylist and recipe creator

Photographer: Devin Hart

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Serves: 4 (makes 4 x 125ml jars)

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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4 teaspoons custard powder
1 ½ cups skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
2 teaspoons sugar
60g dark chocolate (around 70% cocoa), roughly chopped
Topping
4 teaspoons low-fat yoghurt
4 tablespoons frozen berries, defrosted
1 mandarin, peeled, pith removed, broken in segments,

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Instructions

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1 Mix custard powder with a 1/4 cup of the milk, vanilla and sugar to make a paste.

2 Heat remaining milk until hot. Pour over custard paste and stir. Return to pan and heat until thickened. Remove pan from heat.

3 Stir in chocolate until melted. Spoon into pots.

4 Add yoghurt and top with the berries and mandarin segments. Cover with a lid. Keep chilled.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check custard powder and chocolate are gluten free.

HFG tip

The custard jars will keep for two days in the fridge.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 168 cal

Kilojoules 700 kJ

Protein 6 g

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 25 g

Sugar 16 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 60 mg

Calcium 150 mg

Iron 1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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