CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT POTS DE CRèME

Chocolate Hazelnut Pots De Crème image

Provided by Julie Bs Hive

Categories Dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup half-and-half
3 (1 1/2 ounce) Godiva dark chocolate bars, broken up
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons Frangelico
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons Frangelico
1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts

Steps:

Combine half-and-half, chocolate and sugar in small heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until the mixture reaches a full boil and thickens.
Gradually stir about half of hot chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot chocolate mixture. Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in Frangelico and vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into six pots de crème cups, demitasse cups or soufflé cups. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Make the sweetened whipped cream:.
In a chilled bowl, beat cream with sugar and Frangelico until soft peaks form, using electric mixer at medium speed.
Assembly:.
Garnish each pot de crème with a dollop of whipped cream and chopped hazelnuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345.2, Fat 28, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 148.1, Sodium 29.5, Carbohydrate 20.1, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 13.7, Protein 5.8