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Pots de Créme looks fancy, tastes delicious and is so easy to make! The French custard like dessert is smooth, creamy, and full of chocolate flavor.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Pots de Créme is a cross between a mousse and a thick chocolate pudding. And it is nice and smooth and chocolatey!
I live serving individual size desserts, it makes it more fun to eat and it feels a little more special. Pot de créme is the perfect dessert to make when you want to impress your guests or make something fun for the family.
The best part though is how easy it is to make and you can make it ahead of time and just keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it.
Ingredients Needed
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Half and Half
- Chocolate, semi sweet or bittersweet
- Egg Yolks
- Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
How To Make Pots de Créme
- Pour milk into a sauce pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate.
- Allow chocolate to melt and then stir until smooth.
- Mix together egg yolks and sugar.
- Whisk egg mixture into the chocolate mixture.
- Strain the mixture.
- Pour the chocolate evenly into cups.
- Cover with foil.
- Place cups into a baking pan that is filled with enough hot water to come half up on the cups of chocolate.
- Bake at 300 degrees F until custard is set but still has a little movement when gently shaken, about 30-40 minutes.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Tips
- This recipe uses a combination of unsweetened bittersweet chocolate and semi sweet. If you want a darker chocolate, just use all bittersweet chocolate.
- When baking, you want the water level to come about half way up on the jars. This helps keep the temperature more even as it bakes.
- Can be made the day ahead.
- Cover and keep chilled until ready to serve.
- Dress it up with some sweetened whipped cream and shaved chocolate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make pots de créme ahead of time?
Because they need to chill for at least 3 hours, it is best to make pots de créme ahead of time. They can be made up to two days before serving. Keep covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Is pots de créme gluten free?
Yes, pots de créme is naturally gluten free. Just insure that the chocolate you use does not have any additives that contain gluten.
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Pots de Créme
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/4 cups half and half
- 1 cup semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Bring milks to a simmer in a sauce pan over medium heat. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Allow to sit for a minute to allow chocolate to melt. Stir until smooth.
- Mix together egg yolks and sugar. Whisk into chocolate mixture.
- Strain the mixture to remove any pieces of egg that may still be there.
- Pour mixture evenly into cups (1/2 – 3/4 cup size) Cover with foil. Place cups into a baking pan that is filled with enough hot water to come half up on the cups of chocolate.
- Bake until custard is set but still have a little movement when gently shaken. About 30-40 minutes depending on container size.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Can be made the day ahead. Cover and keep chilled until ready to serve.
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Katie says
I made this recipe for family’s Valentine’s day dinner, and it was delicious! The recipe was easy to follow and well written. Thank you for this one, it’s a keeper!