• White chocolate pots with griddled pineapple

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 20 mins plus extra for chilling

    Ingredients

    • CHOCOLATE POTS
    • 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream
    • 190ml (¾ cup) milk
    • 250g white chocolate, finely chopped
    • 6 large egg yolks
    • 6 thin slices fresh pineapple
    • 45ml (3 tbsp) castor sugar

    Instructions

    1

    Combine the cream and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.

    2

    In a separate pot, melt the chocolate over a double boiler.

    3

    Whisk the yolks into the melted chocolate and slowly pour in the boiling cream mixture, whisking constantly for about 4 – 5 minutes.

    4

    Remove from the heat and transfer to a stainless steel bowl. Cool in an ice bath, stirring constantly with a wire whisk for about 4 – 5 minutes.

    5

    Divide the mixture between 6 small pot de crème forms or glass custard cups. Cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 3 hours.

    6

    Dip the pineapple into the castor sugar and cook in a hot griddle pan until the sugar begins to caramelise. Thread the pineapple onto skewers and serve with the chocolate pots.