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Chocolate Custard

Ingredients:
550 mL Milk
1.4 oz/40g Sugar
4 Large Egg Yolks
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
1.1 oz/30g Cornstarch
6 oz/170g Chocolate

Difficulty
Easy
Simple Tasty Recipes

Method

Notes

Steps:
1-Melt the chocolate and set aside
2-In a saucepan ,add 3/4 of the milk, the sugar, and the vanilla extract
3-Add the egg yolks to the remaining milk, then the cornstarch and mix well
4-Bring the milk to a boil over medium heat
5-Add some of the boiling milk to the milk/yolk mixture and stir, then add it back to the milk and stir until it thickens
6-Remove from heat and transfer into two bowls,cover one bowl and set aside
7-Add the melted chocolate to the second bowl and mix
8-Transfer to a pastry bag, and pipe the chocolate mixture into the cups and set aside

Custard Ingredients:
4 Large Egg Whites
2.1 oz/60 g Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 0.2 oz/7g Gelatin
50mL Water
Steps:
1-Add some water to the gelatin, mix and set aside
2-Whisk the egg whites with the sugar until the sugar dissolves and the mixture reaches soft peaks
3-boil the remaining water and add it to the gelatin, mix until dissolved
4-Add the gelatin to the milk/yolk mixture, then the vanilla extract and mix
5-Incorporate it into the egg whites in two batches, gently folding them in
6-Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag and pipe it on top of the chocolate
7-Refrigerate for two hours
8-Brush with syrup made by boiling 75 mL of water with 4.4 oz/125g of sugar and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
9-Decorate with chocolate of your choice

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