Chocolate Surprise Dessert

Serves 4

Low fat - this recipe has no egg yolks and no margarine

Ingredients: -

For the crumb crust

150g/5oz - Amaretti biscuits, flaked

1 - egg white, lightly beaten

Grated rind of 1 orange and some almonds, to decorate

For the filling

60ml/4 tbsp - low fat unsweetened cocoa powder

60ml/4 tbsp - caster sugar

350ml/¾ pint - skimmed milk

Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4

Put the biscuits into a polythene bag and crush coarsely with a rolling pin

Reserve 15ml/1 tbsp for the decoration

Tiny pinch of salt

Method: -

Stir the crumbs into the egg white and toss until well mixed.

Spoon the biscuit mix into a 25cm/10" non-stick round flan tin.With the back of the spoon, spread the mix evenly over the bottom and up the sides.

Bake for 7-10 minutes, cool in the tin on a wire rack

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