Chocolate Orange Pots de Crème
A luxurious French dessert featuring silky smooth chocolate custard infused with orange and cinnamon. These elegant pots de crème combine rich heavy cream with orange-flavored bittersweet chocolate for a sophisticated dinner party dessert.
Ingredients
- •1⅓ cups heavy cream
- •1 cup whole milk
- •¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- •6½ ounces orange-flavored bittersweet chocolate
- •6 large egg yolks
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •8 pieces ramekins
- •1 serving whipped cream
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring cream, milk, and cinnamon to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until melted.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk together yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt, then whisk in chocolate mixture. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
15 min
- 3.
Preheat oven to 300°F with rack in middle. Line a roasting pan with a folded kitchen towel and put ramekins on towel.
10 min
- 4.
Divide custard among ramekins and add enough boiling-hot water to pan to reach halfway up them. Cover pan tightly with foil and poke a few holes in it. Carefully transfer pan to oven and bake until custards are set around edge but slightly wobbly in center, about 30 minutes.
30 min
- 5.
Cool custards on a rack, uncovered, about 1 hour, then chill, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
240 min
