Some vegan friends of ours decided to revel in the season and gather for a Sunday roast. Having just made vegan & gluten-free crème brûlée at home, I volunteered to bring chocolate 'custard' for dessert. I tripled the recipe and divided it amongst ten assorted ramekins and coffee cups. Then I took a tip from the original calendar recipe, which suggested I "jazz it up by spooning pear or berry puree into the base of the ramekin"... my slacker version being to pop a few mixed frozen berries in the bottom of each receptacle.
The bad news is that I developed a cold and missed out on the Sunday roast. The good news is that the custards were everything I'd hoped - smooth, very chocolatey and perfectly complemented by the juicy-but-not-sodden berries. Eating one at home was some small comfort while Michael shared the rest around at the home of the roast. Even greater comfort was the leftover cassoulet from Lisa, which Michael brought home and I ate later that week while dragging myself around work. It's meals like this that sustain me through winter.
shame you didn't get to share it but glad you tasted it and am impressed you still made it despite feeling poorly - looks delicious - and hope that you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteOh, that looks divine... and I'm not normally interested in chocolate desserts! (Says the girl who writes a half-chocolate blog.) I'm sorry you had to miss out, although I'm sorrier that I *always* miss out ;)
ReplyDeleteIt was amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt was very very very yummy, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteI could tell that oe of the ingredients was Lindt 70% :-)
Nothing like a great sugar hit in winter. Not sure about you, but I've put on a few kilos this damn cold season!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteThis looks great, would devour it in a second.
It was amazing! I loved it and am bookmarking the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone! This is as easy to make as it is tasty.
ReplyDeleteHannah, be sure to let us know if you're ever in this part of the world - the crew here in Melbourne do some nice honourary potlucks and meet-ups. :-)
I heartily endorse this recipe! It was ace!
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