A step-by-step recipe for chocolate custard: a list of products and the technology for preparing a delicious dessert. Video recipes.
Chocolate custard is a delicious milk dessert that can also be used as a confectionery semi-finished product for greasing cakes and pastries. It holds its shape well and is able to soak cakes from various doughs. Cooking technology allows you to achieve the desired density and delicate texture.
The basis is milk of any fat content. You can take a pasteurized product. It has a pleasant taste and aroma, moreover, even after industrial processing, it retains a sufficient amount of protein, sugar, and enzymes. Ultra-pasteurized, on the other hand, loses almost all of its beneficial properties.
To add a chocolate flavor, we will not use cocoa powder, but a chocolate bar. The choice must be taken seriously. In order for the dish to ultimately turn out delicious, this product must be of high quality. There should be a sufficient amount of cocoa in it. The presence of various additives, for example, nuts, raisins, waffles, are not welcome. Such additives will spoil the consistency of the cream.
To give the desired thickness, add flour and egg yolks to the composition. And sugar is traditionally responsible for sweetness.
Next, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with a simple recipe for chocolate custard with a photo of the step-by-step cooking process.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 302 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Milk - 250 ml
- Chocolate - 100 g
- Sugar - 100 g
- Yolks - 3 pcs.
- Flour - 50 g
How to make a chocolate custard step by step
1. Before making the chocolate custard, mix the dry ingredients - sugar and flour - with the yolks. Beat them until smooth with a whisk, mixer or blender. There is no need to achieve an increase in volume, it is important that all components merge into a single mass.
2. Then pour the milk into a saucepan and warm it up a little. The temperature should be around 40 degrees. Remove from heat and put chocolate pieces in it. Stir until the tile is completely dissolved.
3. Before making the chocolate custard, pour 50 ml of warm milk into the sugar mixture, stir to break all the lumps.
4. Then put a saucepan with milk on medium heat, heat it up. Shortly before boiling, pour in the sugar mixture in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
5. Reduce the heat a little so that the cream does not burn, and cook, stirring all the time. After about 4-5 minutes, the mixture will begin to thicken. We boil until the desired consistency is obtained.
6. Delicious chocolate custard cake is ready! It can be served as an independent dish, garnished with chocolate chips, pastry powder, or used to decorate other desserts.
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