Chocolate Pots de Creme

This is a very rich tasting chocolate that thickens when cooled. If you are a chocolate lover this can be eaten as a pudding or incorporated into other dishes for flavor.

Ingredients:
              1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
              2 cups heavy cream
              3/4 cup + 2 tbs half & half
              1/8 tsp salt
              6 tbs sugar
              9 large egg yolks
              1/2 tsp vanilla

Place chocolate chips in medium bowl

Put into medium saucepan on medium high heat until approaches simmer (do not let boil)
               2 cups heavy cream
               3/4 cup + 2 tbs half & half
               1/8 tsp salt
               3 tbs sugar

Remove from heat after slight simmer and let it cool slightly

Whisk together in a bowl until well combined
               9 large egg yolks
               3 tbs sugar

Slowly pour into egg mixture 1 cup of warm cream mixture and whisk until combined


Pour the egg and cream mixture back into remaining cream in saucepan and whisk until smooth

Turn heat on to medium-high and cook until mixture has consistency of pureed soup

Pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate chips and let it stand without stirring for 3-5 minutes to warm the chocolate

Stir gently with a whisk until smooth

Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and continue stirring

Divide chocolate mixture into eight 4-ounce cups and refrigerate uncovered for 2 hours

Cover the chilled cups and refrigerate for additional 4 hours

Enjoy!