Chocolate Pot de Crème
Silky smooth, rich, ultra chocolatey, and SO. GOOD. These Chocolate Pots De Crème are so easy to make and the perfect dessert for any occasion!
Ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- 7 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup dark chocolate pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar.
- Beat with an electric mixer until light yellow and ribbony, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat cream just to a boil.
- Beat a small amount of hot cream into egg mixture.
- Continue beating in small amounts at a time until all cream is combined.
- Add chocolate pieces.
- Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- Pour into individual ramekins and place in a water bath.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and carefully remove the ramekins from the water bath.
- Allow to cool.
Notes
- When heating the cream, be sure to stir it often! You don't want the milk to form a skin.
- If you want, you can add 1 Tablespoon or so of chocolate liqueur.
- When tempering the eggs, if you pour the heated cream into the eggs too quickly and cause them to cook, don't panic! You can strain it out and still have a useable pot de crème.
- Be very careful when pouring the water into the pan. You don't want to get boiling water on you or in the pot de crème!
- If you have one, use a tea kettle to boil the water.
- We highly recommend using the pan linked below for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 5gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 261mgSodium: 54mgPotassium: 190mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1224IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.