Chocolate and Chestnut Pots
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 9 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1⁄4 cup madeira wine
- 2 tablespoons butter, diced
- 2 eggs, seperated
- 1 cup unsweetened chestnut puree
- creme fraiche (to garnish) or whipped heavy cream (to garnish)
directions
- Make a few chocolate curls for garnish, then break the rest of the chocolate into squares and met it with the Madeira in a saucepan over gentle heat.Remove from the heat and add the butter, a few pieces at a time, stirring until melted and smooth.
- Beat the egg yolks quickly into the mixture, then beat in the chestnut puree, mixing until smooth.
- WHisk the egg whites in a clean, grease free bowl until stiff. Stir about 1 tablespoon of the whites into the chestnut mixture to lighten it, then fold in the rest smoothly and evenly.
- Spoon the mixture into 6 small ramekins and chill until set. Serve the pots topped with a generous spoonful of creme fraiche or whipped cream and garnished with the semisweet chocolate curls.
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