Chocolate Pots de Creme

I've never had Pots de Creme before, but it is called chocolate pots of cream, so how can that be bad?

We made these to go after our ginger chicken dinner.

And of course another excuse to use my little green ramekins. As usual, this should make 4 but I seem to have portion issues so it only made 2.....

1 1/4 cups Half and Half
3 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate
1/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
pinch of salt

1. Preheat oven to  300F
2. Bring the half an half to a simmer in a saucepan, then remove from heat.  Stir in the chopped chocolate and the sugar.  Let it sit for a bit to melt the chocolate.
3. Stir the yolks, vanilla, cocoa powder and salt together.  Check that your chocolate mixture is well stirred and then add the egg mixture.
4. Pour the entire mixture through a small sieve.
5. Place your ramekins in a baking pan and pour the chocolate in them.  Pour hot water into the pan until it reaches about halfway up the outside of the ramekins.
6. Bake until cooked in the center (about 30 minutes).  Take ramekins out of the water bath and let cool before refrigerating.

Then we topped them with a bit of whipped cream and raspberries!

They have the consistency of chocolate mousse.  MrFP usually likes chocolaty things but he liked the panna cotta better, probably because it is more like pudding.
Oh well - I liked it!