{"id":206,"date":"2023-07-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/crockpot-monday-chocolate-pot-de-creme\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:32:13","slug":"crockpot-monday-chocolate-pot-de-creme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/crockpot-monday-chocolate-pot-de-creme\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Monday: Chocolate Pot de Creme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b><u><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh23nEe89q-mxLyO0WGP0yu5REv6V9prf_QUYvarYA5rkAHpQ9whwxgThIyNYDZ3DndS2rhX6mC_3BSHHId6FmPse_1a6mMAnHKRGJQkNAqsPswU9W90BhT1hUeub525vLYm6yc8YIVS9kwIIqeZ6GALreax56DsCmrAFYKzlU8qyREssArkgDeMKy-t-aK\/s940\/51205069_394021194491746_5113043851606491136_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh23nEe89q-mxLyO0WGP0yu5REv6V9prf_QUYvarYA5rkAHpQ9whwxgThIyNYDZ3DndS2rhX6mC_3BSHHId6FmPse_1a6mMAnHKRGJQkNAqsPswU9W90BhT1hUeub525vLYm6yc8YIVS9kwIIqeZ6GALreax56DsCmrAFYKzlU8qyREssArkgDeMKy-t-aK\/s320\/51205069_394021194491746_5113043851606491136_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"182\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"536\" data-original-width=\"940\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<p><b><u><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Chocolate Pot de Creme:<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Ingredients:<\/span><b><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">5 egg yolks<b><u><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">2<br \/>\ncups heavy cream<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">1\/2<br \/>\ncup baker&#8217;s sugar <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">1 Tablespoon<br \/>\nvanilla extract <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">1\/4<br \/>\ncup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">ganache topping:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">1\/2<br \/>\ncup chocolate chips<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">1\/2<br \/>\ncup heavy cream<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Directions:<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Use a 6-quart slow cooker with an inserted oven-safe dish that fits all the way<br \/>\ninside your stoneware. Add water around the dish until reaching the halfway<br \/>\npoint on the side (about 1\/2 to 1 cup of water).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">In a mixing bowl, whip together the yolks, cream, sugar,<br \/>\nvanilla, and cocoa powder. Pour this mixture into your inserted dish. Cover the<br \/>\nslow cooker and cook on high for 2 to 4 hours. Your custard should be set in<br \/>\nthe center and not too jiggly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Unplug your cooker and let it cool for an hour or so, or until you can safely remove<br \/>\nthe inserted dish. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours, or until fully cool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">To make the ganache<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0(this<br \/>\nis optional)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">\u00a0Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave (not<br \/>\nlong&#8212;30 seconds or so, then add a few at a time&#8211;don&#8217;t scorch the<br \/>\nchocolate!), and whisk in the heavy cream until it&#8217;s fully incorporated. Pour<br \/>\nevenly over the top. Return to the refrigerator for ANOTHER 2-3 hours (this is<br \/>\nthe hard part) before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chocolate Pot de Creme: Ingredients: 5 egg yolks 2 cups heavy cream 1\/2 cup baker&#8217;s sugar 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract 1\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder \u00a0 ganache topping: 1\/2 cup&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2012],"tags":[7,2017],"class_list":["post-206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipe","tag-crockpot","tag-dessert"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1879,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions\/1879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}