{"id":16222,"date":"2014-12-31T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=16222"},"modified":"2019-10-28T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:00:09","slug":"chocolate-grand-marnier-pots-de-creme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=16222","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Grand Marnier Pots d\u00e8 Creme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not like any Jello pudding you grew up eating!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas is over and now you are thinking of starting some kind of diet BUT we still have the New Years parties to get through so why not try this quick delicious little dessert to bring in the New Year. You could change it up and put peppermint extract instead of the Grand Marnier and top with crushed peppermint if you wanted to make it a little more festive looking.<\/p>\n

Pots de Creme is so similar to a homemade chocolate pudding you’ll wonder why you never made this dessert. Just the name itself always makes me want to order it when I see it on a menu. For years I called this “pots” de cream not knowing it is really pronounced “po” de creme. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s easy and delicious.<\/p>\n

Don’t you love the taste of coffee and chocolate together; and the taste of chocolate with orange is even better. So, I decided to turn just a run of the mill pots de creme into a chocolate, orange, espresso pots de creme and I baked them in these cute little espresso cups.<\/p>\n

I served this one night for my Girls Night Out group along with my Pumpkin Tomato Salad<\/a> and my Wedge Salad<\/a> (on a different angle) and also tried the Brazilian Cheese Puffs<\/a> for the first time. The small espresso cups were the perfect size for just a few bites of dessert to finish off the evening.<\/p>\n

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If you don’t have any small espresso cups, you should consider buying some. The stacked ones below came from World Market and I think were less than $20 for sure. They really come in handy for small deserts.  You could simply pick up a slice of cheesecake from a local cheesecake place and just put big scoops of it into these small cups and have an instant “just a bite of” dessert.<\/p>\n

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BLAST FROM THE PAST:<\/span><\/strong> The best Cheesecake brownies<\/a> — is a recipe I posted back in 2009 and I use to make these so often when I catered that I never had to look at a recipe.<\/p>\n

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Separate eggs and put yolks in bowl with sugar.<\/p>\n

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Beat the yolks and sugar until thickened and silky, about 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Put the espresso powder and Grand Marnier in small bowl and stir until dissolved.<\/p>\n

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Heat the milk and cream to a simmer then turn off heat and add the chocolate. Let set a few minutes then stir until it has all melted.<\/p>\n

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Pour the chocolate mixture into small cups or ramekins then set in a heavy roasting with a dish towel in the bottom. Fill half way up the sides with hot, simmering water.*<\/p>\n

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When they are done* remove from water, cool to room temperature then refrigerate, covered until ready to serve.<\/p>\n

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