If your chocolate dessert arrives in front of you in a restaurant and it’s a teeny-tiny portion, you may feel ripped off or tempted to demand a larger pud.

However, if this tiny portion is rich and intense in flavour, this small portion can actually be the perfect way to round off a meal. Large slabs of chocolate cake, however delicious, will only make you feel over-full and bloated at the end of a meal, spoiling that enjoyably satisfied feeling.

This is why I’m a firm fan of potent, petite puddings. Try the following and you’ll join me:

• White chocolate mousse
• Bailey’s chocolate mousse
• Chocolate fondant cake
• Chocolate torte (the best example of a tiny, intensely flavoured tempting treat)
• Dark chocolate truffle with raspberry accompaniment