Chocolate Pots de Créme with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
These make-ahead Chocolate Pots de Creme are silky, creamy chocolate goodness! Only six ingredients are required for a simple custard that’s easy to prepare. It’s topped with a White Chocolate Whipped Cream for extra decadence!
Pot de créme is a delicious little custard dessert that can pretty much be made in any flavor. Today it’s bittersweet chocolate topped with a white chocolate whipped cream, and it’s just silky creamy heaven. And according to my grandma, I always say “it’s really easy” about all my recipes, but I really do think this is pretty easy! Here’s how:
Chocolate Pots de Créme with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Ingredients
For the Pots de Creme:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp amaretto optional
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
For the White Chocolate Whipped Cream:
- 1 oz white chocolate melted
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- To make the pots de creme, bring the heavy cream and milk to a bare simmer in a saucepan set over medium heat. Do not let it boil. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chocolate. Whisk until combined.
- In a large bowl, whisk to combine the sugar, egg yolks, amaretto, and vanilla. While constantly whisking, slowly drizzle in the chocolate cream. Once it is fully whisked in, strain the entire mixture in case you scrambled any egg. Pour the strained chocolate custard evenly into four 4-ounce ramekins, and place in a 9×13 baking dish. Cover each ramekin tightly with foil, and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 45 minutes, until set, but still jiggly.
- Remove the ramekins from the water bath and chill for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
- To make the white chocolate whipped cream, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar to soft peaks, then fold in the melted white chocolate. Dollop onto the chilled pots de creme. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
20 Comments on “Chocolate Pots de Créme with White Chocolate Whipped Cream”
Oh yum I love chocolate pots de creme!! I just made them for dessert the other day with maple whipped cream. Yours look wonderful – I love the addition of amaretto and the white chocolate whipped cream sounds divine! Such an elegant dessert.
Absolutely stunning! You’re right – the photo was worth 1000 words! I love pots de creme!
Wowzer that looks wonderful!
Two words! Perfect and Decadent
Aaah, I wish I could reach into my computer screen and just grab that ramekin full of chocolate!!
I concur with Greg…amaretto is never optional. Can I place my order for dessert now? 🙂
I need to eat this, ASAP
These were so good! I made them this afternoon as my study break and they were such a great treat. Very easy to make as well 🙂
What do you mean this photo does not do this dish justice? I so am willing to blow my diet on this little number.
Man, these look great and I’m not even that much of a chocolate lover. Just told another blogger that I give up. My husband and I are never going to lose weight when you post your recipes. but when they look as nice as this, I’ll diet another day, when you’re not posting recipes LOL
Amaretto optional? NEVER! Looks awesome.
Ditto!!
The picture really does do all the talking! These look like chocolately heaven!
The picture really does do all the talking! These look like chocolately heaven!
OH MY this looks fantastic. YUMMMMMM
These pots de creme do look delicious as well as indulgent. The addition of the white chocolate whipped cream on top really makes it these extra special. Would love to try these-well done.
Chocolate pots are always a winner and they really are easy to make. Yours looks superb.
🙂 Mandy