Dark Chocolate Pots De Crème
Dark chocolate Pots de crème is a quick custard recipe that makes a perfect dessert for winters.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 100 g Dark chocolate chopped
- 240 ml Fresh cream (25% fat will do)
- 3 tbsp Caster Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Instant Coffee Powder
- a pinch Salt
- 3 Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- 1
To prepare Dark chocolate Pots de crème recipe, preheat your Oven to 180 degrees Celsius/350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
Chop up the chocolate and place in a mixing bowl.
- 3
In a Saucepan, heat together the cream, sugar, salt and coffee powder until the sugar dissolves, and the mixture starts bubbling around the edges.
- 4
Pour this cream mixture over the chocolate and mix until all the chocolate is melted. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- 5
Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla.
- 6
Pour the custard into small ramekins or oven safe serving bowls.
- 7
Place the ramekins/bowls into a larger baking pan. Fill the outer pan with water up to half the height of the ramekins.
- 8
Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until edges are set but center is still wobbly.
- 9
Remove the ramekins from the water bath and cool.
- 10
Garnish with shaved chocolate or whipped cream (optional).
- 11
Serve Dark chocolate Pots de crème recipe warm or at room temperature as a dessert during an elaborate French meal.