Petits pots au chocolat

  • Serves: 6
  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
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This recipe, which will delight chocolate lovers, is great for dinner party entertaining.

Ingredients

  • 400ml/14 floz single cream

  • 100ml/4 floz milk

  • vanilla essence

  • 150g/5oz plain chocolate, broken into pieces

  • 1 large British Lion egg

  • 4 large British Lion egg yolks

  • 25g/1oz caster sugar

  • crème fraiche and chocolate curls to decorate

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170C/Fan 150F/Gas Mark 3. Heat the cream, vanilla and chocolate together in a small pan, stirring until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar together, then pour over the chocolate cream. Strain the mixture; divide between six 150ml/1/4pt ramekin dishes. Place in a roasting tin; pour boiling water from the kettle to come halfway up the outside of the dishes. Bake for 30 mins or until just set but still a little wobbly in the centre. Cool. Chill for at least 4 hours. Serve decorated with crème fraiche and chocolate curls.

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