Easy Chocolate Pots de Creme

Name: Easy Chocolate Pots de Creme Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 3 s
Total time: 4 h 15 min 3 s
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup high-quality chocolate chips; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; pinch of salt

This Easy Chocolate Pots de Creme is your new go-to dessert for just about any time. Whether you want to curl up on the couch with something indulgent and chocolatey, or make a fancy dessert for entertaining, or need to throw together a quick dessert for whatever-the-reason– this is for you.

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Ingredients

1 cup high-quality chocolate chips
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups heavy cream
pinch of salt

What is Pots de Creme?

Pots de Creme is a delicious French dessert that means, loosely translated, “pot of custard.” Traditionally, a custard is made with eggs and milk. But my shortcut version is closer to ganache and made with chocolate chips, sugar, and cream.

What is the difference between Pots de Creme and pudding?

The answer to this lies in the traditional methods of making each dessert. Again– my easy version is not a traditional recipe and flirts with the line of actually being more ganache than custard.

Traditionally speaking, a pudding is made on the stovetop and thickened with some kind of starch. Pots de Creme is baked and uses eggs to thicken and bind the mixture.

Why is my Pots de Creme grainy?

There are two possible reasons for this. The first being that you did not heat your mixture for long enough, and the sugar did not successfully dissolve. The second being that you heated your chocolate for too long before adding the cream, and it burned or seized. This could also be caused by using low quality or old chocolate.

Can I use white chocolate to make Pots de Creme?

Yes! But, as always when working with white chocolate, use a double boiler to melt the chocolate or be sure to work with a medium low heat on the stovetop. White chocolate pots de creme is delicious with lemon curd or homemade fruit sauce on top.