CHOCOLATE-ORANGE POTS DE CRèME

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Very decadent dessert. Your guests will think they are in a 4-star restaurant in Paris. Use high quality chocolate and vanilla beans for the best result. Do not overbake the custards, they should remain soft with a thin surface skin. Garnish with candied orange peel. Bon Appetit, December 1998.

Provided by swissms

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups whipping cream
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
4 tablespoons Grand Marnier or 4 tablespoons orange liqueur
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
8 large egg yolks
7 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

  • Bring 1 cup cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat.
  • Add chocolate; whisk until smooth. Whisk in 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier.
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture into each of eight 3/4-cup custard cups. Place cups in freezer.
  • Reserve remaining chocolate mixture. (Used to top custard after baking).
  • Combine milk, orange zest and 2 cups cream in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans; add beans. Bring to simmer.
  • Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend. Whisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture. Let stand 30 minutes.
  • Strain through fine sieve set over medium bowl, pressing on solids. Whisk 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier into custard.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Ladle custard over chocolate in cups. Place cups in large baking pan. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
  • Bake until custards are set, about 50 minutes. Remove cups from water.
  • Stir chocolate mixture over low heat until just pourable if necessary. Spoon generous 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture over each. Chill overnight. Serve cold.

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