Recipes · French · Desserts

Pot de Crème

One serving has 621 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (66%), choline (62%), copper (54%), selenium (41%), cobalamin (40%) and phosphorus (39%). Ready in 227 minutes.

Pot de Crème
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 195 min
  • Cooking: 32 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (195 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg

Ingredients

  • 80 g Cream, heavy
  • 40 g Milk, whole
  • 30 g Egg yolks, raw
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 25 g Chocolate, dark
  • 0.3 g Vanilla extract

Method

  1. Warm the cream and milk together with the chocolate, stirring until melted and smooth.
  2. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar, then slowly whisk in the warm chocolate mixture and the vanilla.
  3. Strain into a small ramekin or pot.
  4. Bake in a water bath at 150°C (300°F) for 30-35 minutes until just set at the edges but still soft in the centre.
  5. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy621 kcal29%
Carbohydrates36.8 g
Water97.6 mL
Fiber2.7 g9%
Protein10.2 g21%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.36 g
Isoleucine0.44 g
Leucine0.73 g
Lysine0.57 g
Methionine0.2 g
Cystine0.1 g
Phenylalanine0.37 g
Tyrosine0.37 g
Valine0.5 g
Histidine0.22 g
Fat48.8 g
Monounsaturated14.3 g
Polyunsaturated2.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-62.5 g
Saturated28.2 g
Trans-Fats1 g
Cholesterol421 mg
Calcium155 mg16%
Copper0.49 mg54%
Iron3.9 mg22%
Magnesium68.1 mg22%
Manganese0.51 mg28%
Phosphorus274 mg39%
Potassium341 mg7%
Selenium22.5 µg41%
Sodium58.4 mg
Zinc1.9 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.1 mg9%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.4 mg36%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.36 mg3%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg31%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.16 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)49 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.96 µg40%
Choline265 mg62%
Vitamin A462 µg66%
Vitamin C0.48 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)136 IU23%
Vitamin E1.7 mg11%
Vitamin K4.7 µg5%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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