Chocolate pots de creme and 1 variation

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Half and half or light cream
1 pack Sweet baking chocolate; coarsely, chopped
2 teaspoons Sugar
3 Beaten egg yolks
½ teaspoon Vanilla

Directions

In a small heavy saucepan combine half-and-half or cream, chocolate, and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat 10 minutes or till mixture reaches a full boil and thickens. Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot mixture in pan. Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes more, remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour the warm chocolate mixture into 4 or 6 pots de creme cups or small bowls. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

VARIATION: ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME : Prepare as above, except add 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder along with the cream.

Recipe by: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE -- SEPTEMBER 1996 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #923 by The Meades <kmeade@...> on Nov 25, 1997

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