Chocolate Pots De Crème With White Chocolate Whipped Cream Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE POTS DU CREME

Steps:

• Combine the cream and milk in a heavy bottom, 2 quart saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Bring the water in a double boiler to a simmer. Place the chocolate in the top half and stir with a rubber spatula until melted. Whisk the egg yolks into the melted chocolate. Slowly pour the boiling cream mixture into the chocolate, whisking constantly. Bring to a temperature of 160 degrees, about 3 1/2 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a stainless steel bowl. Cool in an ice bath, stirring constantly with a wire whisk to a temperature of 90 degrees F., about 4 to 5 minutes. Evenly divide the mixture into 8 small pot de creme forms or glass custard cups. Cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours to set before serving. Spoon the sauce over the top of each pot de creme and serve with the Florentines.
• Remove the seeds from 2 pomegranates and set aside. Remove the seeds from the other 2 pomegranates and place in a small saucepan with the sugar and water. Bring to a boil. Boil until all of the seeds burst and the mixture begins to thicken, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain and allow to cool. Stir in the whole pomegranate seeds.
• Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla, baking soda and salt and beat until smooth. In a food processor or blender, combine the oats and pecan pieces and pulse several times to grind. Add this to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated. The dough will be stiff and sticky. Drop by the teaspoonful, about 3 inches apart, onto the prepared pan. Flatten the dough slightly with your fingertips. Bake for 6 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and carefully roll the cookies into cylinder shapes-like a cookie cigar while they are still hot. Cool completely on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRèME WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300º. Place 6 6-ounce ramekins in large baking dish.
• Add cream to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Stir till chocolate is melted.
• Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl, till thick and pale.
• Drizzle a bit of the hot chocolate mixture into eggs to temper, whisking constantly.
• Continue slowly adding hot liquid while whisking till all liquid is incorporated.
• Avoid incorporating air into mixture if possible. If you find you have some small, unmelted particles of chocolate at the bottom of the saucepan, gently heat till melted and add to bowl.
• Place a fine mesh sieve over a large measuring cup. Strain custard.
• Pour custard into the ramekins, then pour enough hot water into pan to reach halfway up ramekins.
• Cover pan with foil and poke a few holes in foil to allow steam to escape.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or till outer inch of custard is set.
• Cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate till serving time.
• Combine white chocolate and the 2 tablespoons whipped cream in small microwave safe bowl.
• Gently microwave stopping and stirring frequently, till chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Whip the remaining cream to soft peaks. Whisk in white chocolate. Cover and refrigerate.
• Serve with a dollop of white chocolate whipped cream and garnish with berries.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRéME WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• To make the pots de creme, bring the heavy cream and milk to a bare simmer in a saucepan set over medium heat. Do not let it boil. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chocolate. Whisk until combined.
• In a large bowl, whisk to combine the sugar, egg yolks, amaretto, and vanilla. While constantly whisking, slowly drizzle in the chocolate cream. Once it is fully whisked in, strain the entire mixture in case you scrambled any egg. Pour the strained chocolate custard evenly into four 4-ounce ramekins, and place in a 9×13 baking dish. Cover each ramekin tightly with foil, and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 45 minutes, until set, but still jiggly.
• Remove the ramekins from the water bath and chill for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
• To make the white chocolate whipped cream, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar to soft peaks, then fold in the melted white chocolate. Dollop onto the chilled pots de creme. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Place the chocolate in a blender. Whisk the milk, 1 cup cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the spatula and almost boiling, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Immediately pour the milk mixture over the chocolate in the blender. Cover and hold the lid with a thick kitchen towel; blend until combined and smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. Divide the chocolate mixture among ramekins or small cups and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar with a mixer or in the blender until soft peaks form. Top the chilled pots de creme with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bring half-and-half just to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; add chocolate and sugar. Let stand 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, stir together yolks, vanilla, cocoa, salt, and liqueur if desired. With a fork, stir chocolate mixture until smooth, then gradually stir into yolk mixture. Pour through a fine sieve into a glass measuring cup.
• Place 4 custard cups or ramekins (3 to 4 ounces each) in a shallow roasting pan, and divide chocolate mixture among them. Pour hot water into the pan so it reaches halfway up the sides of cups.
• Bake until custards are almost set in centers, about 30 minutes (custards will firm as they cool). Carefully remove cups from hot-water bath; let cool slightly.
• Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate. Just before serving, dollop with whipped cream, if desired.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRèME WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Arrange six 3/4-cup custard cups or souffle dishes in roasting pan. Combine whipping cream, chopped semisweet chocolate and instant espresso powder in heavy medium saucepan. Bring almost to simmer over medium heat, whisking until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture.
• Divide custard equally among cups. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake custards until just set around edges but still soft in center, about 25 minutes. Remove cups from water. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, at least 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.) Spoon White Chocolate Whipped Cream atop custards and serve.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRèME

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl and set aside.
• Combine the cream, half-and-half, salt, and 3 tablespoons of the sugar in a medium saucepan and put over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until it starts to approach a simmer, about 4 minutes-you'll know it's ready when small bubbles appear around the edge of the pan. Remove from the heat.
• Combine the egg yolks and the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl, and whisk until combined and smooth. Whisking the eggs constantly, slowly pour in about 1 cup of the milk mixture. Then pour the yolk mixture into the pan, whisking constantly until smooth.
• Put the pan over medium-high heat and cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the mixture is thick and about the consistency of a pureed soup, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour the cream mixture over the chopped chocolate and let stand for 3 to 5 minutes. Then slowly and gently stir with a whisk-try not to incorporate any air. When smooth, add the vanilla extract and stir again to blend. Pour the mixture through a fine strainer into a large-lipped measuring cup.
• Divide evenly into eight 4-ounce cups or ramekins and refrigerate, uncovered. After 2 hours, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours longer.
• To serve, let the ramekins come to room temperature (about 30 minutes) and then top with the whipped cream and shaved chocolate.
• The type of chocolate you use has a significant impact on the flavor and texture of this luscious dessert. With bittersweet chocolate (60 to 65 percent cacao), the pots will be intensely chocolaty and almost truffle-like; using semisweet chocolate (around 52 percent cacao) yields a sweeter, mellower, more pudding-like treat.