Rich Chocolate Pots de Crème with Chocolate Shavings

Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen.

Pot de crème · Chocolate · French

Deep, dense chocolate pots de crème made from a stirred custard poured over dark chocolate, finished with chocolate shavings.

Prep20 min
Cook12 min
Total32 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving443 kcal
PremiumLow saltGluten-freeVegetarian
ServingsMakes 8
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Low salt: 0.28 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 95 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

16 g per serving

32 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 64 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • medium heatproof bowl
  • fine sieve
  • medium bowl
  • whisk
  • medium saucepan
  • wooden spoon
  • instant-read thermometer
  • 8 x 120 ml ramekins
  • cling film
  • vegetable peeler

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy443 kcal
Protein6.4 g
Carbohydrate26.6 g
of which sugars18.6 g
of which free sugars16 g
Fat34.7 g
of which saturates20.4 g
Fibre3.8 g
Salt0.27 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.4 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values