Gran Couva Cremeux
- 200 g valrhona gran couva 64% cocoa bittersweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweet milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 200 ml whipping cream
- Chop up the chocolate very fine and put it in a bowl.
- Put the milk in a pan together with the vanilla and bring it up to just under the boiling point.
- Beat the egg yolks up with the sugar until they are light.
- Beat the warm milk little by little into the beaten egg yolks-sugar mixture.
- When all has been added put the mixture back in the pan and heat the mixture up while beating continuously until it has thickened slightly and will coat a spoon.
- Pour the thickened mixture little by little over the chocolate until you get an emulsion to form.
- Let the mixture cool down to warm room temperature then whip the cream and carefully fold it into the egg yolk-sugar-chocolate mixture.
- Divide the creme between 4-6 serving glasses and set them in the freezer for 4-6 hours.
- Remove from the freezer 45 minutes before serving.
valrhona gran, vanilla, sweet milk, egg yolks, whipping cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gran-couva-cr-meux-342849 (may not work)