Chocolate Espresso Pots De Crème Recipe - Cooking Index
Chocolate Espresso Pots De Crème Recipe - Cooking Index
The cookbook says the recipe makes 8 servings, but in the Times Test Kitchen, the yield was 7 (4-ounce) ramekins. The pots de crème can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. To make chocolate curls, shave curls from a block of room-temperature chocolate with a vegetable peeler.
Courses: Dessert| 6 oz | 170g | Good bittersweet chocolate - finely chopped |
| = (not unsweetened) | ||
| 1 1/3 cups | 315ml | Heavy cream |
| 2/3 cup | 157ml | Whole milk |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Instant espresso powder - (to 2) - to taste |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| 6 | Egg yolks (large) | |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Sugar |
| Bittersweet chocolate curls - (optional, for | ||
| Garnish) | ||
| Chocolate-covered espresso beans - (optional, for | ||
| Garnish) |
Put the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl.
Combine the cream, milk, espresso powder and a pinch of salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring just to a boil, stirring until the espresso powder is dissolved. Pour over the chocolate, then whisk gently until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Add the warm chocolate mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Pour the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a 1-quart glass measuring cup and let it cool to room temperature (to prevent condensation from diluting the pots de crème when covered), stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
Put a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 300 degrees. Line the bottom of a baking pan large enough to hold the pot de crème cups with a folded kitchen towel and arrange the cups on the towel.
Divide the custard among the cups and add enough boiling water to the baking pan to reach halfway up the sides of the cups. (If the cups have lids, do not use during baking.) Cover the pan tightly with foil and poke a few holes in the foil with a skewer. Bake until the custards are set around the edges but tremble slightly in the centers, 30 to 35 minutes.
With tongs, transfer the cups to a rack to cool completely, uncovered, about 1 hour. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours. Serve garnished with chocolate curls and chocolate-covered espresso beans, if desired.
This recipe yields 7 (4-ounce) servings.
Each serving: 357 calories; 6 grams protein; 18 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fiber; 32 grams fat; 17 grams saturated fat; 247 mg. cholesterol; 55 mg. sodium.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 10-06-2004
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