Hazelnut Pot De Crème Recipes

HAZELNUT POT DE CRèME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl. In a saucepan, bring cream and milk just to a boil; pour over chocolate and stir until melted.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar until smooth. Whisk one-third of the chocolate mixture into egg yolk mixture. Stir in remaining chocolate mixture, hazelnut liqueur and vanilla until smooth. Pour into six 6-oz (175 mL) custard cups or ramekins; place ramekins in 13 x 9-inch (3 L) baking dish. Pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in centre of oven until set around edge, but still slightly wiggly in centre, about 20 min. Remove ramekins to wire rack; cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Garnish each ramekin with a sprinkle of hazelnuts and a few fresh raspberries.

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT POTS DE CRèME

Steps:

• Combine half-and-half, chocolate and sugar in small heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until the mixture reaches a full boil and thickens.
• Gradually stir about half of hot chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot chocolate mixture. Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in Frangelico and vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into six pots de crème cups, demitasse cups or soufflé cups. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
• Make the sweetened whipped cream:.
• In a chilled bowl, beat cream with sugar and Frangelico until soft peaks form, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• Assembly:.
• Garnish each pot de crème with a dollop of whipped cream and chopped hazelnuts.

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.