Chocolate Pots de Creme

1. 1

   Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl.

2. 2

   Heat the cream and the salt until scalded, then pour over the chocolate to melt it.

3. 3

   Whisk the yolks with 1/2 cup of the sugar.

4. 4

   Temper the yolk mixture with the hot chocolate mixture then place on the stove over medium heat to thicken slightly, until it coats the back of a wooden spoon.

5. 5

   Pour mixture into ramekins and bake in a water bath at 300 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes until mostly set but a little jiggly in the center.

6. 6

   Chill covered.

7. 7

   To serve, whip the cream with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and orange rind.

8. 8

   Dollop onto the pots de creme.

9. 9

   Alternate Garnish: If you have vanilla beans lying around the house that have already been used, here's a great way to recycle them.

10. 10

    Cut split vanilla beans into 3-inch sections.

11. 11

    Place on a sheet pan in a preheated 300-degree oven and bake until dried.

12. 12

    Keep in an airtight container.

13. 13

    To garnish the pots de creme, lay the dried vanilla beans across the whipped cream.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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