Chocolate Pots are a rich and decadent dessert made with the simplest of ingredients. Good quality chocolate, cream, eggs and sugar combine to create a beautifully smooth and intense chocolate hit!
Simple recipes require the very best of ingredients. Chocolate Pots is a simple recipe and deserves good chocolate as the main ingredient. I used Hadleigh Maid Dark Chocolate Buttons for Baking, which are made with care by a small family business based in Suffolk whose expertise and passion as chocolatiers, since 1976, goes into making chocolate buttons which are easy to melt, perfect for baking and still smooth enough for snacking.
I found that the Hadleigh Maid Dark Chocolate Buttons melted smoothly and quickly in the cream. The flavour of the chocolate is rich but not bitter and it retained it’s character after baking into the Chocolate Pots which were rich and creamy but not over sweet or cloying
Hadleigh Maid Baking Buttons come in 350g bags, in three varieties: white, milk and dark chocolate. I tried all three and they were all easy to use, high quality, honestly made and crafted with integrity. They also come in a handy bag which is easy to fold down and reseal.
If you would like to try these buttons yourself, I can thoroughly recommend them, and although currently not stocked all over the UK (stockists), the good news is that from mid November you can buy them online direct from Hadleigh Maid RRP £3.50 for 350g bag.
There are lots more chocolate options on the website including boxes, slabs and walnut whirls. Hadleigh Maid are also about to launch a personalisation tool, meaning users will be able to upload an image which will be printed on a bar or box of chocolates. Great for corporate gifts or wedding favours.
With Halloween and half-term upon us, why don’t you get involved? Upload your creations to the Hadleigh Maid Facebook page to inspire others and also the chance to win prizes
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Chocolate Pots
Ingredients
- 300 ml (1.3 cups) single cream
- 125 g (0.75 cups) dark chocolate
- 1 (1) egg
- 2 (2) egg yolks
- 15 g (1.25 tbsp) caster sugar
- A little whipped cream or creme fraiche to decorate
Instructions
- 125 g dark chocolateChop the chocolate.
- 300 ml single creamPut the cream and chocolate into a saucepan and gently heat, stirring frequently until the chocolate has. melted, do not boil.
- 1 egg, 15 g caster sugar, 2 egg yolksMix together the sugar, egg yolks and whole egg, then stir in the chocolate cream.
- Strain the mixture into a jug then fill 4 small ramekins or small ovenproof cups.
- Preheat the oven to 150C, place the ramekins in a roasting tin and fill around them with boiled water from the kettle up to about 1cm.
- Bake for about an hour until lightly set, they should still wobble slightly.
- Leave to cool, then chill for at least an hour.
- A little whipped cream or creme fraiche to decorateTo serve, top with whipped cream or creme fraiche.
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Catherine says
I am a chocolate lover and this dessert looks lovely. Blessings, Catherine
Janice Pattie says
Thank you Catherine
Karen Booth says
These look very tasty and totally decadent! Happy chocolate week! Lol! Karen
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Karen, a little treat!
detoutcoeur Limousin says
these look gorgeous and a fitting addition to #chocolateweek.
Janice Pattie says
Thank you. They are really simple to make.
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
I love easy desserts like these Janice. You have got me craving a chocolate fix.
Janice Pattie says
Hope you got your chocolate fix Bintu
Choclette Blogger says
Those dark blue mugs are rather gorgeous Janice – as are those puds. I've not come across Hadleigh Maid before – always interested to hear about new chocolate companies 😉
Janice Pattie says
Yes, the little espresso mugs have attracted a lot of attention! Hadleigh Maid are new to me too, but very good chocolate for baking.
merysony says
That chocolate pots looks great! Janice thanks for that nice recipe.