| 120g | Ricotta |
| 120g | dark chocolate (melted) |
| 50ml | pouring cream |
| 3 x | eggs (separated) + 1 extra egg white |
| 40g | caster sugar |
| 20g | butter |
| vanilla ice-cream to serve | |
| Chocolate Sauce | |
| 180ml | pouring cream |
| 100g | dark chocolate (finely chopped) |
| 1 | Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine Ricotta, melted chocolate, cream and yolks in a bowl. |
| 2 | Whisk egg white and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl to soft peaks. Gradually add sugar and whisk until glossy then fold into the chocolate mixture. |
| 3 | Heat butter in a 22cm-diameter frying pan over low-medium head, add chocolate mixture and cook until set around the edges. Transfer to oven and bake until centre is just firm to touch. |
| 4 | For the chocolate sauce, bring cream to the boil, remove from heat, add chocolate and whisk until smooth and combined. |
| 5 | Drizzle chocolate sauce onto pudding and serve hot with vanilla ice-cream and finely grated chocolate. |
