Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème
With a hint of hazelnut, this creamy, rich custard in everyone's favourite flavour is an elegant make-ahead dessert.
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 536 |
| pro | 8 g |
| total fat | 50 g |
| sat. fat | 28 g |
| carb | 25 g |
| fibre | 4 g |
| chol | 323 mg |
| sodium | 40 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 9% |
| iron | 18% |
| vit A | 36% |
| folate | 11% |
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6 oz (175 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups (500 mL) whipping cream
6 egg yolks
1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
2 tbsp (25 mL) hazelnut or almond liqueur
Dash vanilla
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped toasted hazelnuts
Preparation:
Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. In saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) of the cream just to boil; pour over chocolate and stir until melted.
In separate bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar; whisk in one-third of the chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining chocolate mixture, hazelnut liqueur and vanilla. Pour into six 6-oz (175 mL) custard cups or ramekins; place in 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of cups.
Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven until set around edge but still slightly jiggly in centre, about 20 minutes. Remove cups from pan; let cool on rack to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)
In bowl, whip remaining cream. With piping bag or spoon, pipe onto centre of each serving. Garnish with hazelnuts.
In separate bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar; whisk in one-third of the chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining chocolate mixture, hazelnut liqueur and vanilla. Pour into six 6-oz (175 mL) custard cups or ramekins; place in 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of cups.
Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven until set around edge but still slightly jiggly in centre, about 20 minutes. Remove cups from pan; let cool on rack to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)
In bowl, whip remaining cream. With piping bag or spoon, pipe onto centre of each serving. Garnish with hazelnuts.
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: March 2002
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