# Chocolate Pot de Crème

A velvet-soft, pure chocolate pot de crème dessert baked in a water bath.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Difficulty: medium
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cup heavy cream
- 6 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 4 whole egg yolk
- salt (optional)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract

## Instructions

1. Fill a large baking dish with an inch of hot water and preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
2. Heat heavy cream in a saucepot until it reaches a light boil.
3. Chop baking chocolate and add it to the hot cream, turning the heat to low.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks, a pinch of salt, sugar, and vanilla.
5. Temper the egg mixture by slowly whisking in a small amount of the hot chocolate cream.
6. Combine the egg mixture with the remaining chocolate cream and strain the mixture.
7. Pour the mixture into ramekins and bake in the water bath for 40 minutes.
8. Let the ramekins cool, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

## Equipment

- baking dish
- saucepot
- whisk
- mesh strainer
- ramekins

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1D4x7Vyvtm/
- Creator: B. Dylan Hollis
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/df4e926a-e1c1-4aae-8436-7486b144de34
- Extracted: 2026-07-27

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