Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Crème

Name: Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Crème
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 710 milliliters 14 ounces (about semisweet or bitter-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped; 118 milliliters chocolate wafer crumbs; 79 milliliters coffee-flavored liqueur; 8 servings Tombstone Cookies; 2 larges eggs, plus 2 yolks; 591 milliliters whipping cream

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Crème a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 61g of fat, and a total of 857 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of bitter-sweet chocolate, chocolate wafer crumbs, tombstone cookies, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It will be a hit at your Halloween event. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor or blender, whirl chocolate until finely chopped.

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Pour into a bowl. Put eggs and yolks in the processor or blender.

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In a 4-cup glass measure, heat whipping cream in a microwave oven (see Notes) at full power (100%) until cream boils, 3 to 5 minutes.

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With processor or blender on high speed, add boiling cream to egg. Check temperature of mixture with an instant-read thermometer; if below 160, pour mixture back into glass measure and reheat in microwave oven at full power until it reaches 160, stirring and checking at 15-second intervals.

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Combine hot cream mixture, chopped chocolate, and liqueur in blender or processor (or whisk the ingredients together in a large bowl); whirl until smooth, about 1 minute.

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Pour chocolate mixture into 8 ramekins or glasses (1/2-cup size). Chill until softly set, 30 to 45 minutes. If making ahead, cover and chill up to 1 day. For creamiest texture, let desserts stand at room temperature about 30 minutes before eating.

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Spoon 1 tbsp. wafer crumbs onto each pot de crme. Insert a Tombstone Cookie into each serving.

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Servings:

710milliliters

14 ounces (about semisweet or bitter-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped 118milliliters

chocolate wafer crumbs 79milliliters

coffee-flavored liqueur 8servings

Tombstone Cookies 2larges

eggs, plus 2 yolks 591milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.