Chocolate Easy Dessert Mexican

Chocolate chilli pots

Name: Chocolate chilli pots
Prep time: 250 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /mexican
Ingredients: 1 ancho chilli (see note); 300ml pure (thin) cream; 200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 25g unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

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by David Prior

delicious. contributor

Oct 03, 2015

Your guests will go mad for these Mexican-inspired chocolate chilli desserts.

1 ancho chilli (see note)
300ml pure (thin) cream
200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons caster sugar
25g unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

Method

1.

Place the ancho chilli and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to just below boiling point. Remove from heat and discard chilli. Add chocolate, stirring until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly, then whisk in egg yolks, sugar and butter until combined.
2.

Pour into six 100ml serving cups or ramekins. Transfer to the fridge and chill for 1 hour, then sprinkle chilli flakes on top. Chill for a further 2-3 hours until set.