What to do, what to do with a heap of egg yolks from my various macaron making disasters? (See what happened with the mince pie macarons if you haven’t experienced these yet).
Having recently done a vanilla custard for mince pie ice cream I opted this month for some flavoured custards. First up is chocolate custard pudding. I have based it on the baked custard recipe which I used last year but added chocolate.
I, as I keep boring everyone, am on a diet. My husband and son fortunately, are not. They were devouring these for pudding a couple of weeks ago and have been pleading for me to make them again. Well ok, the husband is doing the pleading. Ted just points at the fridge insistently and says “No” to every other dessert I’ve pulled out of there since, which I take to mean the same thing.
Having tasted my rationed teaspoonful, I can understand why. Given I’m making macarons so often lately, they won’t have long to wait before I have serious egg yolk build up once more.
Chocolate Custard Puddings
Ingredients
- 250 ml milk
- 250 ml single cream
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 110 g caster sugar
- 80 g dark chocolate coarsely chopped.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150c. Place the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat and heat until hot but not boiling.
- Place eggs, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Whisk until well combined. Slowly pour over the hot milk mixture, whisking well to combine.
- Melt the chocolate either in a double boiler or the microwave. Stir into the custard.
- Grease 4-6 ramekins (I used little pudding basins). How many you need is a little unpredictable, on average I find I have enough mixture for 5 but I could probably spread it thinner to six. Alternatively you could go bumper and do 4 big ones.
- Place in a deep baking tray and pour enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the dishes. Bake for 35 minutes or until just set.
- Serve warm or cold. They are super either way!
Boy I'm having trouble keeping up with all my comments!! But I shan't complain!
@chowandchatter I am picture of restraint at moment!!
@donna FFW it did keep them quiet for a minute yes
@lorraine Hope it lasts!!
@heavenlyh I know whites can but not sure about yolks
@diva yes will do ice cream again next, glad you liked mince pie one
@mamatkamal Thank you!
@bethie Big or small?
@deerbaby Her books are beautiful but I've found the recipes unpredictable
@bethany I have certainly had vacuum cleaner moments
@tasteofbeirut Thank you!
@thecookingninja I MUST make iles flottantes for they are my favourite french pudding
@scottcancook That sounds eminently sensible!!
@57varieties They were very easy. A bain marie is nothing to be scared of I now realise
@kitchenbutterfly Doesn't he like chocolate? Oh well all the more for you!
Yummy….I wish my husband loved choccie puds…..Hmmmm
I love pudding and struggle to find decent specimens in the shops, so I am going to be giving these a bash this weekend. I idiotically threw all of my yolks in the same freezer bag, so looks like I'll need to get the chisel out first!