Chocolate Pots

Time for something sweet! I picked up this recipe from the Irish Cheap Eats site.

Chocolate Pots

Ingredients

• 100g dark chocolate
• 125ml cream (I used 250ml)
• 1tsp honey
• an egg

Melt the dark chocolate with the cream and honey and let it cool. Stir in the egg until glossy and smooth, then pour into three espresso cups or ramekins. You can sprinkle with chocolate shavings, or chopped crystallised ginger if feeling adventurous. Chill and then take out 20 mins before serving.

I stopped paying attention to the directions after stirring in the egg. There was enough for two cups, which I refrigerated for 5 minutes before serving so they were still warm.

 

 

This was sweet but it wasn't exciting. It tasted exactly like you would think liquid chocolate would taste, and while it was good, it wasn't good enough to make again.

Dark Chocolate, 100g: EUR 0.89
Fresh Cream, 1/2 of a 500ml bottle at EUR 1.99/bottle = EUR 1.00
1 Egg, at 1 6-egg carton at EUR 1.09/carton = EUR 0.18
Honey, roughly 1/10 of a bottle at EUR 2.35/bottle = EUR 0.24
Total Cost: EUR 2.24 for two servings or EUR 1.12 for one serving

Edit: Jan 23, 2013

I have remade this dish and let one glass sit for 30 minutes and the other glass sit for 3 hours. Neither improved the taste. I have concluded that this dish is a flop.