Chocolate Pot De Crème With Orange Blossom Cream
Recipe: #32198
May 21, 2019
Categories: Desserts, Christmas, Gluten-Free Vegetarian, Chocolate, Kosher Dairy, more
"A classic flavor combo"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (489.8 g)
- Calories 1589.9
- Total Fat - 130.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 53 g
- Cholesterol - 4050.7 mg
- Sodium - 295.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 29.1 g
- Protein - 60.6 g
- Calcium - 532.7 mg
- Iron - 11 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Pot de crème: Preheat oven to 325 F.
Step 2
Combine cream with 2 tbsp of sugar in a sauce pot.
Step 3
Bring to a simmer, while whisking continually.
Step 4
Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
Step 5
Remove from heat and cover the saucepan.
Step 6
Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
Step 7
In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks with remaining sugar, vanilla bean pulp and salt.
Step 8
Whisk in chocolate mixture and strain.
Step 9
Place 6 pot de crème cups in a large roasting pan.
Step 10
Divide mixture evenly between cups.
Step 11
Pour enough hot water in the pan to come halfway up the sides of cups or ramekins.
Step 12
Cover pan with foil and place in oven for about 20 minutes or until the custard has set around the edges.
Step 13
Remove from oven and remove dishes from pan.
Step 14
Allow to cool.
Step 15
Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Step 16
Orange Blossom Cream: Chill a stainless steel bowl in refrigerator until very cold.
Step 17
Pour in heavy cream and whip to soft peaks.
Step 18
Add orange zest and continue to whisk until cream reaches stiff peaks.
Step 19
Refrigerate until ready to use.
Step 20
Dollop a spoonful of cream on top of pot de crème.
Tips
No special items needed.