Chocolate Puddings - dairy free, egg free and gluten free

1) Put the gelatine powder into a small bowl, cover with 3 tablespoons of cold water and then leave to ssoak for 5minutes. After the 5 minutes, either stand it in a small bowl of simmering water and allow to dissolve or microwave for 30seconds and then stir until dissolved.

2) Put the cream and milk, vanilla extract, and sugar into a pan and heat to a simmer. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.  Remove from the heat.

3) Stir the liquid gelatine into the cream / milk mixture and then add the chocolate - stir until fully melted.

4) Pour into a jug through a sieve and then pour into glasses or moulds.

5) Put in the fridge for 4-6 hours until set.

You can vary this dessert by changing the chocolate - dark, white or couverture (by Organica) or by changing toppings , we've tried these:  sprinkle on some nuts, grate on some chocolate, add a small amount of fresh orange juice to the mix so its chocolate orange flavour, top with raspberries..... all of these taste good.