Petits Pots de Crème au Chocolat


Sandrine Danglard of Euro Food Depot, a market that sells European gourmet foods, knows the French love their crème desserts. She thinks you’ll love them too, especially this easy, delicious recipe for chocolate petits pot de crèmes.
Petits Pots de Crème au Chocolat
Makes 8 servings
8 oz. milk chocolate
2 c. whole milk
4 egg yolks
1 whole egg
2 T. sugar
Preheat oven to 150 degrees. Place a large dish filled with hot water in the oven.
Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a saucepan with the milk. Mix so the chocolate melts well.
In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, egg and sugar. Add hot chocolate milk and mix with a whisk.
Pour everything into the saucepan and thicken over medium heat 3-4 minutes, making sure it does not boil.
Pour the cream into 8 small ramekins and place them in the dish filled with water in the oven.
Bake 30 minutes. When cooking is complete, remove the ramekins from the water bath and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Sandrine Danglard
Euro Food Depot/Mount Soledad Market & Deli
Windemere Shopping Center
3465 Caminito Blythefield
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-459-3320