Easy Dark Chocolate Pot de Crème - Cook Eat Well (2024)

June 3, 2023 Updated: June 3, 2023 by Lisa Wells / 53 Comments

Easy dark chocolate pots de creme—all the decadence of the traditional French dessert without dairy or refined sugar. Make it in the blender with just 5 minutes of hands-on prep time!

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Is there such a thing as too much chocolate? This dark chocolate pots de creme recipe comes close. It isunbelievablyrich, and smooth, and very, very chocolaty.With only five minutes of hands-on time, it's a true chocolate indulgence.

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What is pot de creme?

Pot de crème (or pots de crème if you have more than one) is a French custard dessert. Although there are many versions, it's usually somewhere between a creme brulee and a mousse in texture---not as dense as a creme brulee and not as light and airy as a mousse. With the addition of dark chocolate, it's absolutely decadent.

Pot de crème recipes are traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. They involve making a chocolate cream on the stovetop, tempering and whisking in the eggs so they don't scramble, and then baking in a water bath. I'm tired just thinking about it.

The beauty of this easy version of dark chocolate pots de crème is that it cooks in a high-power blender Between the hot coconut milk and the high speed of the blender, there's enough heat to turn the eggs into a perfect custard that sets up in the refrigerator.

Easy chocolate pot de creme without dairy

Most chocolate pot de creme recipes use a combination of whole milk and heavy cream for the base. But like dairy-free ice cream, it's easy to substitute dairy-free milk (in this case, coconut) for the traditional dairy.

The result is the easiest, most decadent chocolate dessert you can imagine - a gourmet version of chocolate pudding. It looks fancy enough to serve for Valentine's Day or any special occasion dinner, but it takes just minutes to put together.

Here's what you'll need

• Eggs - they provide the structure and thicken the pot de creme
• Honey or maple syrup - for sweetness without refined sugar
• Instant espresso powder - this coffee flavored powder adds to the richness of the chocolate and brings out the chocolate flavor
• Vanilla extract - be sure to use pure vanilla extract
• Unsweetened chocolate - use high-quality unsweetened chopped chocolate with no sugar or additives (the ingredients in the baking chocolate bar should be just unsweetened chocolate)
• Coconut milk - from the can (not the refrigerated beverage) substitutes for the cream in this version
• Fresh berries - fresh raspberries, or your favorite fruit for garnish
• Coconut whipped cream - top with homemade coconut whipped cream to take it over the top

How to make chocolate pots de creme in the blender

What makes this no-cook chocolate pots de creme so quick and easy is that everything goes in the blender. Just heat the coconut milk (I use the beverage setting on the microwave, but you can heat it gently in a pan on the stovetop) and pour it into the blender with the rest of the ingredients.

The hot coconut milk melts the chocolate and thickens the eggs in one step. No bowl, saucepan or straining, no double boiler, no oven, no water bath—it's my kind of chocolate dessert. The hardest part is waiting for the chocolate mixture to chill in the fridge!

This dessert is gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free. I use unsweetened chocolate and sweeten it with honey. I like Ghirardelli’s100% cacao baking bar, but any good quality chocolate would work. I also use light coconut milk from Trader Joe's. The consistency is similar to whole milk and the ingredients are just coconut and water.

Top the dark chocolate pots de creme with something to compliment the chocolate—fresh raspberries, whipped coconut cream, mint leaves, chocolate shavings, or even flaky sea salt. And serve it with an espresso or even a niceCabernet.

More easy chocolate desserts

• Avocado Chocolate Mousse
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Drinking Chocolate (Dark Hot Chocolate)
• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Keto Hot Chocolate
• 3-Ingredient Chocolate Haystacks

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