Crème Au Chocolat Recipes

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Place the chocolate in a blender. Whisk the milk, 1 cup cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the spatula and almost boiling, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Immediately pour the milk mixture over the chocolate in the blender. Cover and hold the lid with a thick kitchen towel; blend until combined and smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. Divide the chocolate mixture among ramekins or small cups and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar with a mixer or in the blender until soft peaks form. Top the chilled pots de creme with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRèME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Bring cream and milk just to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth. Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot chocolate mixture. Strain mixture into another bowl. Cool 10 minutes, skimming any foam from surface.
• Divide custard mixture among six 3/4-cup custard cups or soufflé dishes. Cover each with foil. Place cups in large baking pan. Add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake until custards are set but centers still move slightly when gently shaken, about 55 minutes. Remove from water. Remove foil. Chill custards until cold, about 3 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)

POTS DE CREME AU CHOCOLAT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Heat chocolate chips and half and half over medium heat, stirring constantly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; cool slightly. Beat eggs, sugar and salt; gradually stir into chocolate mixture.
• Pour into 8 ungreased ovenproof pots de creme cups or 8 ungreased custard cups. Place cups in a rectangular pan. Pour boiling water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups. Bake 20 minutes. Remove cups from water; cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar in chilled small bowl until stiff. Top each serving with sweetened whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate mints if desired.

CREME AU CHOCOLAT

Steps:

• Bring the milk and instant coffee to a boil in a saucepan.
• Meanwhile, place the egg, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Add the flour and mix it in well.
• Whisk about 1 cup of the hot milk and coffee into the egg mixture in the bowl and combine well. Then, pour the contents of the bowl into the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Transfer the hot mixture to a bowl, add the chocolate pieces, and mix every 2 or 3 minutes, until the chocolate has melted and is mixed in well. Cool. Serve with cookies, if desired.