Jamie Oliver: Chocolate Orange Pots

12 minutes
Makes 6

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When only chocolate will do, these pots are sweet, tangy, comforting, silky and utterly delicious.

Extracted from Eat Yourself Healthy by Jamie Oliver published by Penguin Michael Joseph. Photography by David Loftus. Order now

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Method

1. In a bowl, just cover the dates with boiling kettle water and leave to soak for 5 minutes, then drain.

Toast the hazelnuts in a small frying pan until lightly golden, shaking regularly, then crush in a pestle and mortar until fine.

2. Put the dates in a blender with the tofu and cocoa. Finely grate in the orange zest, squeeze in the juice, add 1 ice cube, if you have it, and blitz until super-smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides with a spatula a few times.

3. Decant the mixture between little pots, glasses or cups, and either eat right away, or cover and stash in the fridge until you want them (up to 3 days). Serve each pot with a spoonful of yoghurt, a sprinkling of crushed hazelnuts and some extra fruit, of your choice.

Eat Yourself Healthy by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Michael Joseph © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2025 , Eat Yourself Healthy). Recipe photography: © David Loftus, 2025.

Ingredients

200g pitted Medjool dates
20g blanched hazelnuts
300g silken tofu
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 orange
6 heaped tablespoons Greek or plant-based yoghurt
seasonal fruit, such as oranges, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, to serve
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