28 March 2011

Little Chocolate Pots


Neither a Mousse nor a Custard but somewhere in between, this recipe is old fashioned but classic.  You can add orange, cinnamon or even chilli.  The choice is yours.  Enjoy!

Recipe and picture by Amanzi-Fundu

Ingredients:

200g Chocolate (I used 100g dark and 100g plain chocolate)
1 x Teaspoon Vanilla Essence.
4 x Medium Eggs, Seperated
1 x Teaspoon Creme Fraiche
4 x Chocolate Buttons

Method:

Melt the choclate over a pot of simmering water.
Beat the egg yolks and add the vanilla essance.
Add the egg  yolk mixture to the choclate and mix well.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold onto chocolate mixture.
Transfer to little ramekins.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours,
Just before serving, add the creme fraiche and garnish with chocolate buttons.




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