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    Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Chocolate Pots De Creme-A Rich Decadent Dessert

    July 19, 2022 Updated: August 23, 2022 By Katie Crenshaw 7 Comments

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    Entertaining and need a special dessert? Chocolate Pots De Creme is a rich, creamy, and decadent custard. Serve it for the ultimate chocolate dessert. Your guests will be sure to love each and every bite!
    Entertaining and need a special dessert? This Dark #Chocolate #PotsDeCreme is the ultimate chocolate dessert. It is rich, creamy, and decadent. Your guests will be sure to love each and every bite!
    Chocolate Pots De Creme

    Entertaining and need a special dessert? Dark Chocolate Pots De Creme is a rich, creamy, and decadent custard.

    Serve it for the ultimate chocolate dessert.

    Your guests will be sure to love each and every bite!

    Chocolate Pots De Creme with whipped creme and a raspberry on top served in a glass dish on a white plate

    Making pots de creme is actually relatively simple.

    It just requires a few steps and a bit of patience.

    Watch how to make

    This is a perfect dessert to make in advance.

    I like to make my pots de creme the night before.

    ingredients for chocolate pots de creme- heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, and bittersweet chocolate

    Ingredients

    You will need the following ingredients to make chocolate pots de creme.

    • heavy cream
    • whole milk- Do not substitute with a lower fat milk.
    • sugar
    • egg yolks
    • vanilla
    • bittersweet cocoa- Use a good quality chocolate.
    steps to make chocolate pots de creme

    Steps to make pots de creme

    Follow these steps to make pots de creme.

    1. In a sauce pan, combine heavy cream and whole milk. Cook on low heat, stirring continuously until simmering. Add the chocolate and whisk until melted. Remove from the burner and allow to cool slightly.
    2. In a mixing bowl, mix eggs yolks, sugar, and vanilla. Slowly add the chocolate mixture, continuously whisking until combined.
    3. Strain chocolate mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
    4. Evenly pour into six 4 ounce ramekins. 
    5. Place ramekins in a roasting pan or 9x13 baking dish.  Fill pan with almost boiling water or very hot, hot water until it reaches half way up the ramekins.
    6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until custards are set. The edges should be set but center should be jiggly. Cool on wire rack.
    7. Refrigerate 4 hours or more to completely firm before serving.
    Chocolate Pots De Creme

    NOTES

    *NOTE: This Chocolate Pots De Creme is delicious plain. However for a nice twist, it is delicious topped with just a pinch of coarse, crunchy salt. For a pretty presentation, you can top it with whipped cream and a little red raspberry. Any of these options will be perfect.

    *NOTE: Use boiling water or very very hot water for the water bath so it can match the temperature in the oven for an even bake. Otherwise the top of your custard will set before the bottom.

    Pots De Creme

    Like this recipe? Then try some of these:

    • Banana Pudding
    • Strawberry Triffle
    • Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake
    • Peanut Butter Bon Bons

    Please leave me a comment below if you make this chocolate pots de creme and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

    Also post your picture of your custards on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

    dark chocolate pots de creme

    Chocolate Pots De Creme

    Entertaining and need a special dessert? Chocolate Pots De Creme is a rich, creamy, and decadent custard. Serve it for the ultimate chocolate dessert. Your guests will be sure to love each and every bite!
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: French
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 478kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups heavy cream
    • ½ cup whole milk
    • 5 egg yolks
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 4 ounces bitter sweet chocolate chopped

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • In a sauce pan, combine heavy cream and whole milk. Cook on low heat, stirring continuously until simmering. Add the chocolate and whisk until melted. Allow to cool slightly.
      2 cups heavy cream, ½ cup whole milk
    • In a mixing bowl, mix eggs yolks, sugar, and vanilla. Slowly add the chocolate mixture, continuously whisking until combined.
      5 egg yolks, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • Strain chocolate mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Evenly pour into six 4 ounce ramekins. 
    • Place ramekins in a roasting pan or 9x13 baking dish.  Fill pan with almost boiling water or very hot, hot water until it reaches half way up the ramekins.
    • Bake 30 to 35 minutes until custards are set. The edges should be set but center should be jiggly. Cool on wire rack.
    • Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours to completely firm before serving.

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    Notes

    This Dark Chocolate Pots De Creme is delicious plain. However for a nice twist, it is delicious topped with just a pinch of coarse, crunchy salt. For a pretty presentation, you can top it with whipped cream and a little red raspberry. Any of these options will be perfect.

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 274mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1425IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 1.6mg
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