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Chocolate Pots de Creme is a delicious and elegant dessert that is surprisingly simple to make with only 5 ingredients!

Cook's Notes:If you aren’t familiar with the term, pot de crème means pot of custard. If you want to sound all French about it, it’s pronounced po-duh-crem. Basically, it’s a cooked custard made of just a few ingredients that you most likely have in your kitchen right now. Pots de Creme are simply a pleasure to eat. They’re smooth, creamy, and so very chocolatey.
The recipe makes 4 ramekins and its source bakeorbreak.com Use high quality chocolate e.g. Ghirardelli
Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped or dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur or Amaretto
• Garnish options sweetened whipped or powdered sugar with a raspberry for each ramekin

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Place 4 ramekins in a shallow baking pan. I used a 13 x 9 pan. Set aside.
• Place the cream in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the cream begins to simmer.
• Remove from heat. Add the chopped chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Whisk the sugar, egg yolks, and liqueur in a large bowl until thickened and lighter in color.
• Slowly whisk in about 1/3 of the chocolate/cream mixture. Add the remaining chocolate/cream while stirring constantly. Stir until well combined and smooth.
• Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve. I used a hand strainer.
• Divide the mixture evenly among the ramekins.
• Pour enough hot water into the baking pan to reach 1 inch up the outsides of the ramekins.
  
  
  
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the centers are almost set.
• Carefully remove ramekins from the pan and place them on a cooling rack to cool for an hour.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Garnish, if desired, with sweetened whipped cream or powdered sugar topped with a raspberry.
  

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