Pot Au Cafe Chantilly

Submitted by Annacia

"A very rich custard-style dessert. It's not heavily flavoured with coffee, so it's a subtle taste to enjoy after a good meal. Even so, the Pot au Cafe Chantilly is a very decadent dessert."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup double cream
• 7 eggs
• 8 ounces sugar
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla

directions

1. Blend eggs, sugar, coffee crystals and vanilla together.
2. In a saucepan, bring milk almost to a boil.
3. Add hot milk to the egg mixture, slowly and stirring constantly. Pour into a casserole dish, and place in a bain marie.
4. Bake at 350F for 1 1/4 hours, until set.
5. Let cool.
6. Beat whipping cream and caster sugar together until stiff.
7. Pipe a border of cream around the edge.
8. Serve or chill up to 8 hours.

Reviews

[momaphet]

I made this but cut it down to two servings, and even though I reduced the cooking time it must not have been enough, because while the flavor was nice, the texture was curdley and not smooth the way it should be. So I will not rate, but recommend not cutting down the recipe, or do a better job then I did figuring out how long to cook it if you do. I wanted mocha so I added 2 tsp. of dark cocoa powder, which was just right. Made for the Comfort Cafe Winter 2010