Chocolate Custard

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
• 1 cup cream
• 3 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• butter

Recipe

• 1 beat the eggs with the salt, half the sugar, the vanilla, and the almond extract.
• 2 heat together the milk, cream, chocolate, and the remaining sugar on medium-low heat until the chocolate has completely melted. stir with a whisk to blend.
• 3 combine the two mixtures and pour into a well buttered baking dish. place the dish in a pan of hot water and bake at 325 degrees f for 1 hour: a knife inserted in the center should come out clean.
• 4 cool in the baking dish, then unmold and chill in the refrigerator. serve this amazing concentration of chocolate with great quantities of sweetened whipped cream.