Ten delicious chocolate desserts which you can make in just 10 minutes

The chances are that if you so much as glance at a chocolate cake your mouth starts watering immediately. But you probably didn’t know that you can make one very quickly. For all the chocolate lovers out there, we’ve picked ten of the best desserts which could be sitting on the table ready for you to devour in just a few minutes.

Muffin in a mug

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of flour
• 1 teaspoon of instant coffee grains
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 2.5 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 tablespoons of milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, coffee, cocoa powder, sugar and baking powder together in a bowl. Stir well.
2. Add the milk, egg, vegetable oil and vanilla. Mix together using a fork until you have a thick mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into a mug greased with butter, and place in the microwave at the highest setting for around 90 seconds.
4. The result tastes delicious with vanilla ice cream.

Chocolate brownies

Ingredients:

• 150 g of butter
• 65 g of cocoa powder (without sugar)
• 200 g of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 100 g of flour

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter in the microwave for around 30 seconds. Add the sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla, stir well.
2. Add the eggs one at a time, whisk. Add the flour and stir well.
3. Grease a microwaveable baking tin hich can be used in the microwave with butter. Place the dough in the tin. Place in the microwave on the high setting for 4-5 minutes.

Chocolate cake

Ingredients:

• 100 g of flour
• 100 g of chocolate
• 100 g of sugar
• 50 g of butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 jar of Nutella

Instructions:

1. Heat up the butter and chocolate, and mix together.
2. Whisk the egg, and mix together with the sugar until you have a smooth mixture.
3. Pour the flour into the egg mixture whilst continuing to whisk it. The mixture should become light and puffy.
4. Once the chocolate has cooled down slightly, pour it into the mixture, stir, and add the baking soda. Place in the microwave, on the highest setting, for five minutes.
5. Cut the resulting chocolate sponge into three pieces and spread Nutella across each one. Then spread Nutella on the top of the completed cake. You may also wish to sprinkle it with chocolate. It’s now ready to serve!

Chocolate potatoes

Ingredients:

• 300 g of cookies (preferably chocolate ones)
• 2/3 glass of condensed milk
• 100 g of butter
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Instructions:

1. Grind down the cookies into crumbs using a blender or a grater.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder with the condensed milk and slightly softened butter.
3. When the mixture resembles a chocolatey paste, add the cookie crumbs. Mix first with a spoon, then knead with your hands.
4. Make round potato-shaped or oblong pieces out of the mixture and sprinkle them with cookie crumbs.

Chocolate fondue

Ingredients:

• 200 g of chocolate
• 100 ml of cream.
• Mixed fruit

Instructions:

1. Melt the chocolate. Add the cream and mix together.
2. Pour the mixture into several bowls. Dip the fruit into it using a fork.
3. Reheat the fondue in a saucepan if necessary.

Chocolate pie

Ingredients:

• 3/4 glass of flour
• 1/2 glass of sugar
• 1/4 tablespoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/3 glass of cocoa powder
• 50 g melted margarine
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons of milk
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

For the chocolate syrup:

• 1/2 glass of brown sugar
• 1/3 glass of cocoa powder
• 150 ml of water

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cocoa powder together. Then add the margarine, egg, milk and vanilla. Mix together thoroughly and then place the dough in a microwaveable bowl. The bowl should be at least 5 cm tall.
2. Mix the water, brown sugar and the cocoa powder together. Place on top of the dough.
3. Heat up the water for 30 seconds and carefully pour it on to the dough. Use a fork to turn the dough, in order to allow the water to seep through to the bottom of the bowl.
4. Place in the microwave on a high setting for five minutes. Best served with ice cream.

Alternative chocolate cake

Ingredients:

• 40 g of butter
• 1/2 glass of sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1/4 glass of milk
• 1/2 glass of flour
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
• A little salt

Instructions:

1. Smear some vegetable oil on a small, microwaveable bowl.
2. Mix the softened butter together with the sugar, egg, vanilla and milk. Stir thoroughly. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix together, and place the dough in the bowl.
3. Cover, and place in the microwave on the highest setting for 2-3 minutes, until the cake is springy to the touch. Depending on your microwave, it may take slightly longer to achieve this consistency.
4. Leave the cake to cool down, then cover with a plate and turn upside down.

Ready-to-eat chocolate cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 glass of cashew nuts (or any other kind of nuts of your choice)
• 3/4 glass of seedless dates
• 1/4 glass of porridge oats
• 100 g of dark chocolate
• A little salt

Instructions:

1. Grind down the nuts into small pieces using a food processor. Add the porridge oats and dates, mixing them together well.
2. Grate the chocolate and add to the mixture, followed by a little salt. Stir thoroughly.
3. With slightly wet hands, press pieces of the mixture together into small balls.

Ready-to-eat chocolate cake

Ingredients:

• 300 g of cookies
• 150 g of butter
• 3-4 tablespoons of cocoa butter
• 250 g of cream cheese
• 50-100 g of powdered sugar
• 200 g of chocolate
• 100 g of cream

Instructions:

1. First you need to make the sponge base for the cake. Melt the butter slightly, and grind down the cookies with the help of a blender.
2. Pour the cookie crumbs into a baking tin. Then use a glass to crush them into a solid layer. When you have an even layer of crumbs, place the baking tin in the refrigerator.
3. Now it’s time to make the filling. Begin to whisk the cream cheese whilst periodically adding the powdered sugar.
4. Stir the mixture thoroughly one more time. Now for the main ingredient — the chocolate! First, heat it up until it’s melted. Allow it to cool down slightly, then mix it together with the cream cheese.
5. Whisk the cream in a separate bowl until light and airy.
6. Add the cream to the mixture, stirring with a small spoon. Try to maintain the frothy, bubbly consistency.
7. Once the mix is of a uniform consistency, take the now-hardened cake base out of the refrigerator. Spread the chocolate cream evenly across it. Place the completed cake in the refrigerator for around 4-5 hours. Sprinkle with cocoa powder or decorate with fruit, nuts or even sweets according to taste. The cake is now ready to eat!

Chocolate fudge

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of butter (for spreading on the baking tray)
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 240 g of chocolate chips
• 1 cup of Nutella
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

Instructions:

1. Grease the base and sides of a 20×20 cm baking tray with butter and cover with parchment paper, leaving around 5 cm of extra paper on each side.
2. Mix the condensed milk, vanilla extract, chocolate chips, Nutella and pieces of butter together in a medium-sized glass bowl.
3. Place the bowl over a medium-sized saucepan containing some lightly boiled water. The amount of water should be small enough so that it does not touch the bottom of the glass bowl. Continue to stir the mixture until the chocolate has melted and the mixture becomes smooth (this should take around 5-7 minutes).
4. Pour the mixture on to the baking tray.
5. Use a knife to spread the mixture evenly across the tray. Sprinkle it with salt. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
6. Once the fudge has cooled down, heat up a knife by holding it under some hot water, dry it, and cut around the edges of the baking tray in order to divide it up. Using the parchment paper, remove the fudge from the baking tray. Remove the paper, and cut the fudge into 2×2 cm squares.