Lone Star chef reveals secret recipe for famous Milky Bar pudding

An executive chef from Lone Star has released a recipe for one of their most beloved desserts. 

Gerhard Zitzenbacher has given away the secrets to crafting the delicious Milky Bar pudding that's been treating Kiwis for the past twenty years.

The recipe is ready for all at-home chefs to give it a go, check it out below!

Milky Bar Pudding - serves five:

Ingredients:

• 150g white chocolate buttons
• 190g butter
• ¾ cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• 280ml buttermilk
• 2 ¼ cup flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 175º
2. Melt the chocolate
3. Cream the butter and the sugar in a mixer until fluffy
4. Lightly whisk the eggs and add gradually to butter and sugar. Beat well between each addition
5. Add vanilla essence and beat well
6. Stir in the melted chocolate and buttermilk – don’t be alarmed when the mixture curdles!
7. Fold in flour and baking powder
8. Grease and flour 5 X 11oz souffle ramekins, place a round of baking paper in the bottom of each ramekin
9. Generously fill each ramekin to ¾ full of batter
10. Bake at 175º until skewer comes out clean
11. Leave for 5 minutes and run a knife around the outside before gently tipping out the puddings.
    

    Butterscotch Sauce

    Ingredients:

    • 250g butter
    • 425g soft brown sugar
    • 500ml cream
    • 1 ½ tablespoons whiskey 

    Method:

    1. Melt butter and sugar together in a pot. When sugar is dissolved, add cream
    2. Bring to the boil, then simmer and add whiskey
    3. Remove from heat and serve hot or pop in the fridge when slightly cooled
       

    Milky Bar Chocolate Sauce

    Ingredients:

    • 1x 180g block of Milky Bar chocolate
    • 100gms white chocolate buttons
    • 250mls cream

    Method:

    1. Gently heat the ingredients together in a metal bowl over simmering water – be careful not to overheat!
    2. Remove from heat and whisk to combine
    3. Refrigerate when slightly cooled

    How to serve:
    Run Milky Bar chocolate sauce around the edge of serving bowl, place your perfected Milky Bar Pud in the centre, pour over plenty of butterscotch source & place a dash of vanilla ice cream on the side.

    Enjoy!