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Chocolate Hazelnut Pots De Crème




Source of Recipe


Adapted from a GODIVA recipe Baking.about.com

1 cup half-and-half (light cream)
3-1.5 ounce bars GODIVA Dark Chocolate, broken up
1 tablespoon sugar
3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons Frangelico (a hazelnut liqueur)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sweetened Whipped Cream:
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
2 teaspoons Frangelico

Garnish:
1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts

To make Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème:

Combine half-and-half, chocolate and sugar in small heavy saucepan.

Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until the mixture reaches a full boil and thickens.

Gradually stir about half of hot chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot chocolate mixture. Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Stir in Frangelico and vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into six pots de crème cups, demitasse cups or soufflé cups. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

To make the sweetened whipped cream:
In a chilled bowl, beat cream with sugar and Frangelico until soft peaks form, using electric mixer at medium speed.

To Assemble:
Garnish each pot de crème with a dollop of whipped cream and chopped hazelnuts.