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Pot de Creme (French Chocolate Pudding)

Name: Pot de Creme (French Chocolate Pudding)
Prep time: 255 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 280 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: heavy cream 300 ml; whole milk 150 ml; dark chocolate 200 g; egg yolks 5 pieces; sugar 50 g; fine salt 1 g; vanilla extract 5 ml; whipped cream (top) 50 g

A silky chocolate custard served in small pots, chilled until set.

280 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Pot de crème is the everyday version of a chocolate dessert, richer than a pudding and firmer than a mousse. It is set in small pots and eaten cold with a spoon. Being cooked gently matters, because a hot custard goes grainy and nothing brings it back.

Ingredients

heavy cream300 ml
whole milk150 ml
dark chocolate200 g
egg yolks5 pieces
sugar50 g
fine salt1 g
vanilla extract5 ml
whipped cream (top)50 g

Directions

1
Heat cream and milk 4 minutes; pour over chocolate; stir smooth.
2
Whisk yolks with sugar and salt; temper with chocolate mixture; cook 5 minutes.
3
Strain into pots; chill 4 hours.
4
Top with whipped cream.

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