It's Chocolate Week!

So those who know me will not be surprised to see that my very first post is about chocolate! The word 'chocoholic' does not even begin to describe me because my love of chocolate goes above and beyond any human understanding. In fact, I love chocolate so much that this January, I went cold-turkey and decided to not eat chocolate for a whole year!
Why? You might ask! Because I had ballooned to an unhealthy weight and my mid-section was starting to look like a rather hideous looking chocolate cake! Not attractive! But my chocolate abstinence does not mean I cannot celebrate chocolate week, so I am sharing with you the recipe for the chocolate pots my sister makes for my mum!

This is a recipe from one of my favourite chefs, Jamie Oliver:

Ingredients:

1/2 pint of single cream
200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
2 egg yolks
3 tbsp brandy (we used cointreau because we didn't know my mum had some in the cupboard already)
20g butter

Gentle warm the cream in a pan.
Break the chocolate into pieces and add to the cream. Gently melt to a smooth consistency.
Add the egg yolks and alcohol and combine.
Add the butter to the mixture. (Make sure it is not too hot or the whole thing will split!)
Pour into ramekins and refrigerate to set for at least 2 hours.


Not a difficult recipe and super delicious. The pot should have a lovely smooth texture and deep chocolatey flavour, with a little warmth coming through from the alcohol. Remember to keep everything on a gentle heat or you risk either splitting the mixture or scrambling the eggs (like my sister did once, which resulted in her swearing off ever making this recipe again! It was entirely her fault for not listening to me when I told her to turn the heat down. Ssssh don't tell her I said that!)


Enjoy! x