Chocolate Pots de Crème With Moroccan Mint

In her cookbook Casablanca: Recipes for Modern and Traditional Dishes, Nargisse Benkabbou shares some of her favourite family recipes. When she describes this easy chocolate dessert, she writes: “Chocolate we adore; Moroccan mint tea we love. What is there left to say about these little pots of happiness, as I like to call them? Except to mention that every time I serve these, all are amazed by their creamy chocolatey quality while at the same time having a subtle taste of Moroccan mint tea. So this dessert definitely manages to capture the best of both worlds. If desired, enjoy your chocolate pot with a dollop of whipped cream or a serving of custard.”

Chocolate Pots de Crème With Mint

A rich, velvety custard infused with Moroccan mint tea and dark chocolate, this pots de crème recipe offers a luxurious twist on a classic French dessert.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1½ tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 tsp loose leaf gunpowder green tea
• handful mint leaves
• 1½ cup dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids) roughly chopped
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup superfine sugar
• 3 large egg yolks
• pinch salt

Instructions

 

• Heat the cream with the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the gunpowder tea and mint leaves. Leave to steep for 30 minutes.
• Strain the cream and butter mixture thoroughly, discarding the tea and mint leaves, return to the saucepan and set over medium-low heat. Add the chocolate and vanilla and heat for about 4 minutes, stirring, until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and leave the mixture to cool for a few minutes.
• Whisk the sugar, egg yolks and salt together in a large bowl using a hand-held electric mixer until pale in color. Pour in the chocolate mixture while stirring constantly and continue stirring until smooth and well combined. 
• Divide the mixture between 4 small pots or ramekins and chill in the fridge for about 1 hour until firm. If you keep the pots in the fridge for more than 2 hours, leave them at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

Keyword Chocolate Mint, Chocolate Pots de Creme

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