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Mint and chocolate cream

Inspired by the chocolate cornstarch cream, this cold cream, with the very matching flavors of mint and chocolate, will give you a delicious and quick dessert.

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Last modified on: July 10^th 2022

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 0.5 oz fresh mint leaves
2 8.8 oz whole milk
3 1.1 oz dark chocolate
4 0.4 oz caster sugar
5 0.4 oz cornflour
6 2 tablespoons water

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
13 min.	15 min.	15 min.	43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Coarsely chop 0.5 oz fresh mint leaves.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Pour 8.8 oz whole milk into a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

As soon as the milk boils, turn off the heat, add the mint leaves, stir, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

After this time, pour the contents of the pan into a fine strainer set over a bowl.

Squeeze the mint leaves well to fully express the flavor.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Pour the mint milk back into the pan (which you will have quickly cleaned) and put back on low heat.

Add 1.1 oz dark chocolate, cut into small pieces or better yet into chocolate drops (pistoles) and 0.4 oz caster sugar.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

With a whisk, stir gently to melt the chocolate completely, turn off the heat as soon as it is finished.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Dilute 0.4 oz cornflour in 2 tablespoons water, and whisk this mixture into the milk all at once.

The cream will thicken in seconds.

Stage 8

Divide the cream between ramekins, cups or glasses and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Stage 9

Serve cold, if possible decorated with a few mint leaves.

Remarks

If you prefer a little more sweetness, you can increase the weight of sugar a little, or replace half of the dark chocolate with milk chocolate.

The amount of mint leaves indicated is quite indicative, if you want a more pronounced mint taste, don't hesitate to increase (very) significantly the dose.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
383 Kcal or 1,604 Kj	14 gr	44 gr	17 gr
19 %	5 %	4 %	3 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
112 Kcal or 469 Kj	4 gr	13 gr	5 gr
6 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
128 Kcal or 536 Kj	5 gr	15 gr	6 gr
6 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 2.82 $
Per person : 0.94 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Celery soup bourguignonne style, Pistachio confectioner's custard, ... All
	Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Chocolate Chantilly , "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, How to make chocolate chips, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, ... All
	Fresh mint leaves: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Framboisier, Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard , Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Peach and blackcurrant coupe, Chicken club sandwich, ... All
	Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond cream or frangipane, Pistachio confectioner's custard, Blanquette of veal, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Upside-down Parmentier, ... All

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