How to Cook Tasty Chocolate Pot De Creme

Chocolate Pot De Creme. Pots de crème are French desserts that mean 'pot of custard' or 'pot of cream'. And in this case, it's a literal pot of chocolate cream, and oh so good. They are rich, decadent, and a chocolate lover's dream.

This perfect little chocolate dessert comes together easily. First, add the chopped chocolate to a blender. Next, combine the milk, cream, egg yolks, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. You can have Chocolate Pot De Creme using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chocolate Pot De Creme

1. It's 24 oz. of Chocolate Chips.
2. You need 5 of Egg Yolks.
3. You need 1/4 cup of Sugar.
4. You need 1/2 of Heavy Cream.
5. You need 1/2 of Milk.

Cook until thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Chocolate Pots de Crème don't have many ingredients - so a great quality chocolate will make a big difference. Put the chocolate into a medium bowl.

Chocolate Pot De Creme instructions

1. Place Chocolate chips in seperate heat proof bowl.
2. Whisk egg yolks to smooth texture in mixing bowl.
3. Combine sugar, milk, & heavy cream in small pot. Continously stir on high till boil.
4. Combine milk/cream mixture to egg yolks by whisking in bowl then, add back to pot..
5. Whisk custard on medium low heat (do not break the eggs) for aprox. 4 minutes..
6. Add custard to chocolate chips, whisk together..
7. In a blender, blend pot de creme mixture until smooth.
8. Pour in ramekins and serve..

Combine the cream and milk in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Be sure to check them before the recommended baking time since ovens also vary. In a heavy saucepan, bring cream and milk to a boil. Remove from heat; whisk in chopped chocolate until smooth. In a large bowl, whisk together the yolks, sugar and salt.