Chocolate Red Wine Pot de Creme
Chocolate and Red Wine come together in this creamy, dreamy pot de creme recipe! It's like an extra rich, extra chocolate-y pudding, with an added fruitiness and complexity from lush red wine.
Are you guys familiar with pot de creme? I know it sounds fancy and french (poe duh krem) but it's really one of the simplest desserts you can bake, and you get seriously major flavor impact with minimal effort.
It's at this time of year that I really crave desserts like this. The weather is kinda dreary and cold, and I just want to curl up on the sofa under a blanket, with a little mug of something rich and super chocolate-y. You guys already know how much I love the combination of chocolate and fruit, and this definitely falls into that category, with a really complex, juicy berry twist from the red wine.
There are only a handful of simple ingredients to this recipe, and if you're anything like me, I'll be you already have them all on hand. They can be made ahead and served cold, but they're equally good warm from the oven or at room temperature. The texture is dense and super-creamy, a lot like a creme brulee but thicker.
I baked them up in little demitasse cups, which are pretty small at just about 3 ounces each. You could also do it in little mason jars, but depending on the size, you may end up with fewer servings. Personally I really like the small portions, because of the rich and deep, intense chocolate flavor, it's just right. Perfectly satisfying!
Chocolate Red Wine Pot de Creme
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup (158.67 ml) heavy cream
- ¼ cup (60 ml) red wine
- 2 ounces (56.7 g) semisweet chocolate
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) a pinch of kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Pour the cream and wine into a small pot and place over medium-low heat.
- Cook until the liquid is steaming and small bubbles have formed around the edges.
- Add the chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth and melted.
- Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
- Pour a little of the hot cream mixture over the yolks, whisking to warm them.
- Continue adding warm liquid to the yolks, a little at a time, whisking after each addition.
- When all the liquid has been added, stir in the vanilla and strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a spouted vessel.
- Divide equally between four demitasse cups.
- Place the demitasse cups in a larger baking dish. Fill the larger dish with hot water, halfway up the sides of the cups.
- Bake for 42-48 minutes, or until set around the edges and just barely wobbly towards the centers.
This looks amazing! I'm planning on making it today, in fact! What kind of red wine do you use?
Hi Rachel! You can use any kind of red wine that you like to drink, especially if it pairs well with chocolate! Hope you enjoy!
I LOVE LOVE pots de creme and just how easy they are to whip up! These look amazing and nothing beats chocolate and red wine. Great combination! And a classic to save 😉
Thank you so much Zainab! These were so easy and I loved them so much; I'm sure I'll be making them again!
You had me at chocolate. Then had me swooning at red wine. I would love to enjoy these right now!
They're two of my favorite things too Lauren! So glad you like them; thanks so much for stopping by!
Never made pot de creme Allie but I know I'd love it - as you say it sounds very like creme brulee, which I love!
What a surprising (and happy) addition to find wine in there too. Wine and chocolate is a match made in heaven of course, so why not marry them together liike this. Love it!
Thank you so much Helen and I couldn't agree more! I love chocolate and red wine together. Thanks so much dear!
I love love pudding. And pots-de-crèmes are the best because of the intensity
of the flavor. Sooooo rich. Sooooo creamy. Sooooo addictive. The wine is a new
element. Yahoo, now THAT is creative cooking!!!!
Thanks Carol! I'm so happy you like these!
I really like red wine and chocolate together. This looks great!
I really do too Nicole! Thanks so much and have a great weekend!
These looking amazing!! In love with the chocolate-red wine combo!
Thank you Sabrina! I am too- it's such a great combination of flavors!
Oh my gosh... SO my kind of dessert. Pinning for a spesh occasion!
Hooray! I'm so glad you like these Emma! I hope you give them a try sometime soon 🙂
These look totally decadent and delicious! Red wine works so well with chocolate, I make a red wine chocolate cake sometimes that is divine 🙂
That sounds divine! Thank you so much Hannah 🙂
This pot de creme is gorgeous! Love how creamy and rich that filling is!
It is so rich- that's why I thought the small portion was just right. I'm so happy you like them Medha! Thank you so much sweetie!
These sound divine. This is a perfect after dinner treat for this time of the year. The idea of using wine in this is brilliant. Definitely a must try!
Thank you so much Kristina! It's one of my favorite flavor pairings. Thanks for the sweet comment; hope you have a nice weekend!
Never tried pot de creme but just looking at your pictures I am drooling over it!
Thank you so much Julia! It's one of my FAVORITE desserts- I bet you'd love it too!
I love Chocolate Pots de Crème! love that you made these boozy!
Thank you Alice! I do too- and aren't red wine and chocolate so natural together?