This Decadent Chocolate Cream is a wholly indulgent Chocolate Cream Recipe for dessert. It is quick, simple and easy to prepare and makes a superb dessert for special occasions such as Valentines Day. Or, make it simply whenever you want a treat.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 17 fl oz/500ml milk
- 1 vanilla pod, split
- 3 oz/75g sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tsp cornstarch/cornflour
- 12 oz /350g dark, good quality cooking chocolate
Preparation:
Serves 4
- Bring the milk to the boil with the split vanilla pod. At boiling turn the heat down and simmer for five minutes.
- In a large bowl whisk the sugar, egg yolks and cornflour until fluffy and pale.
- Remove the vanilla pod from the milk.
- Whisking continuously, slowly add the hot milk to the egg mixture.
- Place the chocolate on a chopping board and cut into tiny shavings using a sharp knife.
- Place the chocolate shavings in a in another large bowl and pour the hot milk and egg mixture over the chocolate stirring until all the chocolate is melted and mixed thoroughly with the milk.
- Leave to cool for 10 minutes stirring from time to time.
- Pour into serving glasses or dishes and chill in the refrigerator.
