Vanilla & Chocolate Custard Pots
Course: DessertDifficulty: Easy
Servings
6-8
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
10
minutesEasy to make custard pots using a few simple ingredients with some dark chocolate and vanilla.
Ingredients
10 g 10 caster sugar
35 g 35 cornflour
6 6 egg yolks
2 cups 2 whole milk
1 cup 1 cream
2 tsp 2 vanilla paste or vanilla essence
30 g 30 butter
pinch salt
80 g 80 60% dark chocolate, finely chopped
Directions
- Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour together until pale, thick and completely smooth. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine the milk, cream and vanilla. Heat gently until steaming, with small bubbles forming around the edges – don’t allow it to boil.
- Gradually pour about 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to temper the egg yolks. Return the mixture to the saucepan, add the salt, and cook over a low heat, whisking continuously, until thickened and bubbling.
- Once it reaches a boil, continue cooking for 1-2 minutes to fully activate the cornflour. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter until glossy and smooth.
- Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour over half of the hot custard. Allow to sit for 1 minute, then stir until smooth and fully combined.
- Divide the vanilla custard between serving glasses. Carefully spoon the chocolate custard over the top to create two distinct layers. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or until fully set. Serve chilled or at room temperature.