pots de creme

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I was craving chocolate, so I made this. It's basically a rich and creamy chocolate espresso pudding. It's very tasty.

chocolate and coffee pots de creme

• Whisk together 2 cups of heavy whipping cream, 1/3 cup of sugar, and maybe a quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract in a saucepan, and bring it to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• While the cream mixture is heating, whisk six egg yolks in a bowl until they're smooth and creamy.
• When the cream boils, whisk a third of it into the eggs until mixed, and then whisk the egg mixture back into the saucepan and bring back to a boil, whisking steadily. When the mixture reaches a boil, keep stirring for 20 seconds or so until it starts to get thick.
• Strain the cream into a bowl to get rid of any lumps, and then add 3/4 pound of good bittersweet chocolate (I used Callebaut; you want something about that good) crushed into little pieces. Whisk the whole thing until it's smooth and all the chocolate has melted, and then whisk in 1/2 cup of espresso (this is about four standard shots).
• Once everything's smooth and glossy and creamy, pour it into ramekins and refrigerate it until cool.
• Serves 6-8. Or, if you're jacquez and me, it serves two a couple of times so that you have chocolatey goodness waiting for you in the fridge. Mmm.

I got this recipe from Nick Malgieri's Chocolate, which is pretty much the best piece of dessert food porn that I own. Go buy it now.

Also, did you know that you can get special cups just for pots de creme?