Chocolate Cream

A dish built around scalded milk and corn-starch.

Cold Desserts

contains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 470 ml scalded milk
  • 74 ml corn-starch
  • 120 ml sugar
  • 1 ml salt
  • 80 ml cold milk
  • 1½ squares Baker’s chocolate
  • 44 ml hot water
  • Whites 3 eggs
  • 5 ml vanilla
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 cups scalded milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • ⅓ cup cold milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix corn-starch, sugar, and salt, dilute with cold milk, add to scalded milk, and cook over hot water ten minutes, stirring constantly until thickened; melt chocolate, add hot water, stir until smooth, and add to cooked mixture; add whites of eggs beaten stiff, and vanilla. Mould, chill, and serve with cream.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories384
Protein7.1 g
Fat12.2 g
Carbs61.1 g
Fiber1.7 g
Sodium283 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States