Best 9 Vanilla Pots De Creme With Cranberry Port Compote Recipes

VANILLA POT DE CREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
• Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the sticky seeds inside. Add the seeds and the shell to the cream. Heat until small bubbles form around the edge of the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks and sugar with an electric hand mixer on medium-high speed until pale and light, about 2 minutes.
• Add the vanilla extract to the hot cream. Remove and discard the shell of the vanilla bean. Whisking constantly, drizzle the hot cream into the egg yolks.
• Divide the custard among 4 ramekins. Place ramekins into a square baking dish. Pull out the rack of the oven and set the baking dish on it. Pour boiling water into baking dish until it comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Carefully slide the rack back into the oven and close the door; bake 30 minutes, until the center of each ramekin is barely set and wiggles slightly when shaken.
• Carefully move the baking dish to a rack and allow custards to cool to room temperature in the water bath. Cover each ramekin with plastic rap and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold with a dollop of barely-sweetened whipped cream.

POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Place the chocolate in a blender. Whisk the milk, 1 cup cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the spatula and almost boiling, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Immediately pour the milk mixture over the chocolate in the blender. Cover and hold the lid with a thick kitchen towel; blend until combined and smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. Divide the chocolate mixture among ramekins or small cups and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar with a mixer or in the blender until soft peaks form. Top the chilled pots de creme with whipped cream.

POT DE CREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the milk and vanilla bean in a saucepan, over medium flame, bring to boil. In separate bowl, beat the yolks with sugar. Pour the hot vanilla-milk into the yolk/sugar mixture, and stir.
• Baking pot de creme: Bring a pot of water to boil. Fill ramekins to 3/4 full with custard mixture, cover the ramekin with aluminum foil. Line a hotel pan or sheet pan with parchment paper, place ramekins in it, slide the pan into the oven and fill the pan with the boiling water, to halfway up the sides if the ramekins. Check custard occasionally to make sure the hot water doesn't boil, if it boils at any point, turn the oven down immediately. If the pot de creme gets to hot it will curdle. It takes about 40 minutes to cook, and cream should be smooth. Remove the ramekins from bain-marie, take off the lids and refrigerate until completely chilled.

EASY POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Combine egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Add heavy cream and half-and-half; blend again. Add chocolate and vanilla extract and blend until chocolate is very finely chopped. Carefully pour hot coffee through the opening while blender is running; blend until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Pour mixture into small serving dishes. Let cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.

POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the egg, sugar and salt. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. , Remove from the heat; whisk in chocolate chips and vanilla until smooth. Pour into small dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.

VANILLA POTS DE CREME WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. To make the chocolate sauce, place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until melted. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream. Coat the bottom of 6 6-ounce ramekins or pots de creme cups with the chocolate sauce and set aside.
• To make the custard, place the milk and cream in a medium saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the milk and add the pod. Bring the milk to a boil over medium heat, cover, remove from the heat and let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the yolks and sugar until thick and pale yellow. Stirring constantly, whisk the warm milk into the yolks. Add the salt and strain the mixture into a bowl. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes and skim the foam from the top.
• Ladle the custard into the chocolate-lined molds and place them in a deep baking pan. Pour enough hot water in the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins, and cover the baking pan with aluminum foil. Bake until the pots de creme are just set (they will tremble slightly in the center when shaken) and a small knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Remove the molds from the water and let cool. Serve the pots de creme in the molds, warm or chilled.

CRANBERRY-MASCARPONE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• You will need 8 pots de creme cups or 6 four-ounce ramekins.
• Lightly butter or spray the cups.
• Add the cranberries to a shallow soup bowl or cereal bowl; pour the brandy or orange juice over them; soak for 30 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
• Divide the cranberries among the prepared cups, arranging them on the bottom.
• Position the oven rack in the middle of the oven; preheat to 325°.
• Whisk eggs briefly in a big bowl, add in the mascarpone, yogurt, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon; whisk until smooth.
• Place the cups in a large baking pan lined with a dish towel.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared cups, and sprinkle lightly with the grated nutmeg.
• Place the pan on the oven rack and carefully pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the cups.
• Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted close to the edge comes out clean.
• Remove the cups from the pan with a dish towel.
• Cool completely and serve at room temperature or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.

CHOCOLATE POTS DE CRèME (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• Place chocolate chips, sugar, salt and vanilla in blender.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave whipping cream uncovered on High, in 20-second increments, 1 to 2 minutes or until cream begins to boil. Pour hot cream into blender; cover and blend until smooth.
• Pour chocolate mixture into 2 small dessert bowls. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours until set and cold. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls.

VANILLA POTS DE CREME WITH CRANBERRY PORT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Cranberry Port Compote: -In a saucepan bring port, sugar and cinnamon to a boil over medium heat; boil until syrupy and reduced to 2/3cup; takes about 13 minutes -Add cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally until split and slightly wrinkled but still whole; about 6 minutes then cool -In saucepan heat 10% cream and whipping cream over medium heat until bubbles form around edge -In bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar; gradually add cream then vanilla -Skim off foam -Pour into 6-8oz ramekins or custard cups -Place in large shallow baking pan and pour enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of cups -Bake for about 35 minutes; if knife is inserted it should come out clean -Remove cups from pan and let cool on rack; cover and refridgerate until chilled