Chocolate-cherry sponge with custard.

This is a vegan, sugar free, delicious and easy dessert that you can make in a microwave oven in minutes with simple ingredients.

You will need:

• 4 tbsp soya milk
• 1 thin slice of lemon finely chopped
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp self-raising flour (white or wholemeal is more wholesome)
• 1 tbsp sugar-free sweetener (soft brown stevia leaf)
• 1 pinch baking powder
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp frozen black cherries

Vegan custard to serve:

• 2 tsp custard powder
• 1 tsp sweetener (soft brown stevia leaf)
• 1/2 mug soya milk

To make the pudding, follow these steps:

• In a microwaveable tea or coffe mug, stir together the chopped lemon and soya milk. Mix in the vegetable oil.
• Add the flour, sweetener, baking powder and cocoa powder.
• Stir with a butter knife form a smooth batter.
• Gently fold in the cherries.
• Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until the sponge is light and springy to the touch.
• Let it stand whilst making the custard.

To make the custard, follow these steps:

• Mix custard powder and sweetener in another mug with a little of the soya milk until smooth.
• Top up with the rest of the soya milk to half a mug, stir well.
• Microwave on full power for 1 minute 30 seconds, stir then microwave for another 30 seconds and stir again.

Turn the pudding out onto a plate, cut in half for two portions to serve with the vegan custard.

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