Dark chocolate and coconut milk creams -- Petits pots de crème au chocolat et au lait de coco
It's the sweetest thing: I woke up thinking chocolate! I wanted a chocolate dessert.
The creams were delicate and deliciously smooth. They tasted like December and snow and winter and I-want-to-make-a nest-inside. That alone made me suddenly realize that Christmas is just at the corner.
It made me think about that exact same day last year, when our beautiful bébé Lulu was born. Can it be one year ago already?
Somehow, the memory of that magical, powerful and incredible time of our life came back, leaving us emotional. I remember the pavlova I baked the day we left quietly for the hospital, and the cakes I had baked one day before.
My head is filled with those vivid images. They make us feel cozy.
Ready to enjoy this upcoming family time. In our small nest.
With chocolate.
For Lulu's birthday.
Chocolate and coconut milk creams
- For the creams:
- 1 egg + 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 5 cardamom pods
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 oz (60 g) dark chocolate (64 %)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 egg whites
- 2 oz confectioner's sugar, sifted
- Preheat the oven to 320 F. Heat the milk with the coconut milk to barely boiling point. Add the cardamom pods and let rest for 20 minutes, covered, away from heat. Filter and keep warm.
- Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg and egg yolks with the sugar. Stir in the chocolate and then the cocoa powder.
- Pour the milk slowly while stirring and then the cocoa. Divide the creams between small ovenproof jars.
- Bake the creams in a water bath for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the creams are set when you giggle them gently (if the middle moves a tiny bit, that's good as the creams set when they cool). Remove them from the water bath and let completely cool. Refrigerate for a few hours, covered.
- To make the meringue. preheat the oven to 400 F. In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the egg white until soft peaks form. Add the sugar progressively while beating. Continue until the meringue is glossy. Use a decoration bag to pipe the meringue on top of the creams. Bake for 8 minutes, or until the meringues turn light brown in color. Remove from the oven and enjoy.
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