Chocolate cream
A very simple recipe with a really chocolatey taste.
Cream, milk and chocolate, mixed with egg-yolks and sugar, then cooked in the oven in a bain-marie, like for crème brulée.
Cream, milk and chocolate, mixed with egg-yolks and sugar, then cooked in the oven in a bain-marie, like for crème brulée.
248K 27 4.2
Last modified on: October 13th 2010
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
100 g dark chocolate - 2
250 ml cream - 3
150 ml milk - 4
3 egg yolks - 5
50 g caster sugar - Total weight: 610 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 2 hours | 40 min. | 3 hours 6 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Break 100 g dark chocolate into small pieces.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Allow to melt thoroughly while stirring.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Tip 3 egg yolks and 50 g caster sugar into a bowl and mix, preferably with a maryse ou wooden spatula rather than with a whisk, so that the mixture does not froth.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Pour the hot chocolate milk onto the egg and sugar mixture, while still stirring as before.
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Once the cream is well mixed, pour through a fine strainer, preferably placed over a high-sided container.
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
Boil a full kettle or a large pan of water.
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
Boil a full kettle or a large pan of water.
Stage 7 - 35 min.
If froth has formed on the surface of the cream while standing, skim this off and discard.
Divide the cream between the ramekins, then stand them in a large deep oven tray or dish, or in the lèchefrite of your oven. Fill the tray with boiling water to come about halfway up the ramekins.
Cook for about 35 minutes, until the cream is just set but still trembling a little in the centre (it is important not to overcook this cream otherwise it will become stiff and start to dry out).
Divide the cream between the ramekins, then stand them in a large deep oven tray or dish, or in the lèchefrite of your oven. Fill the tray with boiling water to come about halfway up the ramekins.
Cook for about 35 minutes, until the cream is just set but still trembling a little in the centre (it is important not to overcook this cream otherwise it will become stiff and start to dry out).
Stage 8 - 2 hours
Leave to cool then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Remarks
If you would like to make a little surprise cream, pour ¼ cm or ½ inch of real custard (crème anglaise) over the chocolate cream just before serving.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,804 Kcal or 7,553 Kj | 27 gr | 128 gr | 131 gr |
| 90 % | 10 % | 12 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 296 Kcal or 1,239 Kj | 4 gr | 21 gr | 22 gr |
| 15 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 301 Kcal or 1,260 Kj | 4 gr | 21 gr | 22 gr |
| 15 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 2.06 €
- Per person : 0.34 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate ganache, Spaghetti Carbonara, Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Quick chicken curry, Tuna pasta, ... All |
 | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nantes Tourton, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Chocolate eclairs, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Hamburger buns, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate Chantilly , Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Chocolate sauce, Chocolate muffins, Flaky brownie brioche, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant jelly, Almond tuiles, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Toasted-flour biscuits, ... All |
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