Chocolate Pots De Creme & 1 Variation

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME & 1 VARIATION

Recipe By : BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE -- SEPTEMBER 1996

4 Preparation Time :

Categories : Desserts Chocolate Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

1 cup half and half or light cream

1 package sweet baking chocolate, coarsely -- chopped

2 teaspoons sugar

3 beaten egg yolks

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a small heavy saucepan combine half-and-half or cream, chocolate, and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat 10 minutes or till mixture reaches

a full boil and thickens. Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture

into the beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot

mixture in pan. Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes more, remove

4 or 2 to 24 hours. Makes

4 to 6 servings. VARIATION: ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME :

Prepare as above, except add 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder along

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