Chocolate Hazelnut Pots De Crème:
* Yield: 6 servings
* Difficulty: *Easy
* Preparation: 30 minutes plus chilling time
1 cup half-and-half
3 bars (1.5 ounces each) Godiva Dark Chocolate, broken up
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons Frangelico
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sweetened Whipped Cream:
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons Frangelico
Garnish:
1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts
Make the Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème:
- 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.
Image and Recipe from Godiva
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