Chocolate-verbena cream
A chocolate cream with delicious aromas of fresh verbena.
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Last modified on: June 30th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g Milk - 2
300 g cream - 3
2 handfuls Verbena - 4
80 g dark chocolate - 5
1 teaspoon powdered cocoa (optional) - 6
4 egg yolks - 7
100 g caster sugar - 8
40 g cornflour - Total weight: 900 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 1 hour | 45 min. | 2 hours 4 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 1 hour
Turn off the heat once the mixture has reached boiling point, then blend.
The aim is to distribute the vervain evenly in the milk-cream mixture, to capture the flavors.
Cover and leave to stand for a good hour.
The aim is to distribute the vervain evenly in the milk-cream mixture, to capture the flavors.
Cover and leave to stand for a good hour.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
After this time, strain the mixture through a fine sieve, pressing the vervain well to release all its flavour, then pour back into the rinsed pan, discarding the vervain.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Return the pan to a low heat, and gently stir in 80 g dark chocolate in small pieces or pistoles and 1 teaspoon powdered cocoa.
When well blended, turn off the heat and cover.
When well blended, turn off the heat and cover.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour everything into the pan and mix well.
Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
Stage 7 - 6 min.
Stage 8 - 30 min.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
Stage 9
Leave to cool after removing from the drip pan, and enjoy warm or cold.
Remarks
The milk-cream-verbena mixture in step 2 can be made in advance, even the day before, to allow the verbena flavors to diffuse.
You can make a milk chocolate version, replacing the dark chocolate, in which case I recommend reducing the weight of powdered sugar a little (80g).
You can make a milk chocolate version, replacing the dark chocolate, in which case I recommend reducing the weight of powdered sugar a little (80g).
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,396 Kcal or 10,032 Kj | 43 gr | 203 gr | 157 gr |
| 120 % | 17 % | 19 % | 24 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 266 Kcal or 1,114 Kj | 5 gr | 23 gr | 17 gr |
| 13 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 399 Kcal or 1,671 Kj | 7 gr | 34 gr | 26 gr |
| 20 % | 3 % | 3 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 2.56 €
- Per person : 0.43 €
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)
 | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crème brulée, Polpete, Chocolate cream, Flognarde, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and egg frichti, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Tarte à l'coloche, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Almond dacquoise, Framboisier, Chouquettes, Almonds pyramids, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brownies, Hot chocolate, Mint and chocolate cream, Chocolate eclairs, Mousse with two chocolates, ... All |
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