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Pots de crème au chocolat

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Petits pots de crème au chocolat

Dense, silky little baked chocolate custards of cream, milk, egg yolks and dark chocolate, chilled and served in their pots.

Pots de crème au chocolat is a French dessert from France, ready in about 4 hours 50 minutes and made with heavy cream, dark chocolate (70–85%) and egg yolk. It serves 6 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Rest
4 h
Total
4 h 50 min
Serves
6
Level
Easy
Calories
369

Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven (opens in a new tab) to 150 °C (fan 130 °C) and boil a kettle (opens in a new tab). Heat the cream and milk (opens in a new tab) until steaming, take off the heat, add the chocolate (opens in a new tab) and stir until smooth.

  2. Step 2

    Whisk (opens in a new tab) the yolks, sugar (opens in a new tab), vanilla (opens in a new tab) and salt, then slowly whisk in the chocolate (opens in a new tab) cream. Strain into a jug and pour into six small pots or ramekins.

    Eggs being whisked in a bowl
    How it looks · Photo: Kampus Production on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Set the pots in a baking dish (opens in a new tab), pour in hot water halfway up, cover the dish loosely with foil and bake 30–35 minutes until set at the edges and wobbly in the centre.

  4. Step 4

    Cool, then chill for at least 4 hours. Serve with a spoonful of whipped cream or crème fraîche.

    About this dish

    Origin
    France · Commonly attributedAlso popular in United States, United KingdomMore food from France
    Dish
    Dessert · Desserts
    Cooking method
    Oven-baked
    Taste
    rich, creamy, bitter, sweet
    Diet
    Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No gluten ingredients · Low-carb
    All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No gluten ingredients · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-carb · Low-sodium
    Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
    Good for
    Make-ahead
    Cook more with
    Heavy cream · Dark chocolate (70–85%) · Egg yolk · Milk · Sugar · Vanilla extract
    Techniques
    Baking

    Allergens

    • Contains: Milkfrom heavy cream, milk, dark chocolate (70–85%)
    • Contains: Eggsfrom egg yolk
    • May contain: Peanutsfrom dark chocolate (70–85%)
    • May contain: Tree nutsfrom dark chocolate (70–85%)
    • May contain: Soyfrom dark chocolate (70–85%)

    Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

    Nutrition

    369 kcal per serving

    Calculated

    1 serving ≈ 114 g · recipe makes 6

    Where the energy comes from

    • Protein 6%
    • Carbohydrate 20%
    • Fat 74%
    Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
    NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
    Energy369 kcal323 kcal
    Protein5.6 g4.9 g
    Carbohydrate19 g16.6 g
    Net carbohydrate16.8 g14.7 g
    Sugars14.3 g12.5 g
    Added sugars——
    Fibre2.2 g1.9 g
    Fat30.4 g26.6 g
    Saturated fat18 g15.7 g
    Trans fat——
    Cholesterol183 mg160 mg
    Sodium60 mg53 mg
    Salt equivalent0.1 g0.1 g
    Vitamins & minerals per serving
    Potassium
    238 mg
    Calcium
    91 mg
    Iron
    2.8 mg
    Magnesium
    52 mg
    Vitamin A (RAE)
    261 µg
    Vitamin C
    —
    Vitamin D
    —
    Vitamin B12
    0.5 µg
    Folate (DFE)
    —

    How these numbers were made

    • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
    • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
    • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
    • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

    Good to know

    Storage

    • Keeps 3 days covered in the fridge.

    Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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    What the dish is built around

    Main ingredient

    Used in steps 1, 2

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