These Pots de Creme spiked with Irish Cream are the perfect way to end any meal. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, they would be equally as welcome Valentine’s Day or anytime you’re craving a chocolate dessert!
Spiked Pots de Creme
Shhhhh….don’t tell Bill I’m spilling this, but he can never remember the name of this dessert. No matter how many times I make pots de creme, he asks me if they are creme de pots or pots de creme. At least, he knows not to pronounce the “t” in pots. A work in progress. We just giggle and remind him that a “cream of pot” does not sound as appetizing as the alternative. We all love these creamy chocolate custards, but spiked with some Irish cream made them even more delectable! I am a huge fan of the added depth of flavor that a little booze provides!
An Easy Special Occasion Dessert
This decadent chocolate custard started in a saucepan and ended in a blender before being distributed into individual serving dishes. I first wondered if I would regret not passing the cooked custard through a sieve, but the time in the blender seemed to dissolve any bits of cooked egg that tend to appear in this type of dessert. The end result was a sublime chocolate custard and a lovely dessert for our family.
Progressive Eats: Cooking with Alcohol and Beer
Welcome to Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a Progressive Dinner Party. This month’s theme is Boozy Cooking and is hosted by Megan Myers who blogs at Stetted. For our Boozy Cooking dinner, we all created recipes using beer, wine, or spirits.
If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out. We have a core group of 12 bloggers, but we will always need substitutes and if there is enough interest would consider additional groups. To see our upcoming themes and how you can participate, please check out the schedule at Creative Culinary or contact Barb for more information.
Check out all the amazing recipes this month:
Boozy Cooking
Appetizers
- Beer Cheese Dip in a Bread Bowl from Never Enough Thyme
- Tequila Lime Chicken Wings from Spice Roots
Soups
- Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew from Mother Would Know
- One Hour Ham and White Bean Soup from Miss in the Kitchen
Main Course
- Rum Jerk Chicken from Stetted
- Peruvian Pisco Roast Chicken from The Heritage Cook
- Red Wine and Pork Pasta Sauce Food Hunter’s Guide
- Sous Vide Chinese Drunken Wine Chicken from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Desserts
- Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Irish Whiskey Frosting from Creative Culinary
- Irish Cream Pots de Creme from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter Ice Cream Sauce from Pastry Chef Online
Irish Cream Pots de Creme
A scrumptious rich chocolate dessert adapted from the Food Network Kitchen
Ingredients
- 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 6 egg yolks
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon Kerrygold Irish Cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- Berries, to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Place the chocolate in a blender.
- Whisk the milk, 1 cup cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture starts to simmer. Add vanilla and Irish cream.
- Immediately pour the milk mixture over the chocolate in the blender. Blend until very smooth, stopping to scape the sides of the blender as needed. Pour the mixture into small cups or dishes and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
- Whip the remaining ½ cup cream and the powdered sugar. Top pots of creme with a dollop of whipped cream and a berries to serve.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 552kcal Calories from fat 367 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat 24g | 120% |
| Cholesterol 235mg | 78% |
| Sodium 160mg | 7% |
| Carbohydrate 46g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 3g | 12% |
| Sugars 42g | |
| Protein 7g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
I’ll bet this was a very nice dessert-pretty presentation too:@)
Lovely and easy dessert!!!
Thanks for sharing.
xox
2.0 can’t remember the name of anything we eat, yet INSISTS that I tell him the name and the entire ingredient list of everything I put on the table. I believe this information stays in his head for about 10 seconds. WHY?!
Sounds delicious!! I would love it if you would link it up to Tipsy Tuesday at Grey is the New Black!
What an elegant finish to any meal Liz – I haven’t had pots de creme in years so I can only imagine how delicious these are. Love that it can be done in the blender!
Liz, I love that you spiked these for St. Patrick’s Day, perfection!
These pots de creme look outstandingly yum, Liz. Love how beautiful they look.
I’ve never heard of finishing the dessert in the blender, but it looks fantastic. You know that Doug would be the same way with the name, right? 🙂
Cream of Pot. Haha!! I love this blender method–easy and no straining. I do love a good pot de creme. Thanks for sharing these lovelies, Liz!
Liz, what a lovely desserrt, no matter what you call it. I make chocolate pots de crème but I should really go for your version and add some lovely Irish cream for the grown-ups…sounds utterly delicious to me!
Absolute beautiful. It’s my favorite dessert and with Irish cream it just makes it an irresistible one!
It looks so delicious!
What a sinfully delicious chocolate treat!
I love pots de creme, and your variation (so wonderfully boozy) sounds like it makes this delicious dessert even better. I’m not going to ask my husband to name this dish as I’m afraid that he would mangle the name far more than Bill did:)
I will never forget that the first dessert I made that I thought sounded fancy was pots de creme. And it’s still fancy and still a favorite but really so easy to make. Just beautiful Liz!
I love the you spiked these with Irish cream.. so luscious!
I know Iaugh every time I see pots de creme in a menu (and I am French) but man it is so good, sounds awesome spiked with Irish Cream!
These look amazing!!! Yum!
Stunning and so simple – the perfect combination! I have really similar coffee cups and I never thought to use them for cold desserts. They are so cute and the perfect backdrop to these pot de creme! Brilliant Liz!
These are cups of smooth, creamy chocolate heaven! I love the Irish cream addition, Liz!
Perfect dessert, even if one can’t pronounce it. In fact it might take on a whole new meaning here in Colorado!
These Irish cream Pots de Creme would be a lovely dessert with any meal. These looks so yummy and elegant!!
This is so unique and looks seriously good…pinned this one because I plan to make it soon. Thanks!
–G
gingerwroot.com
Spiked for some holiday fun – these sound amazing!
These pots de crème look devine – and knowing that they are spiked with Irish cream, they sound irresistible.
Beautiful presentation Liz, I have to skip the Irish Cream and I can’t wait to make it for my family 🙂
What a decadent treat! & I don’t think it matters if you get the name right 😉
That sounds and looks so delicious!!! Must remember this for a special dessert.
Heck, I’ll call these whatever you want just so I can have one in front of me! Love this sort of dessert, and this looks exceptional. Thanks!
Every time I see you post a recipe for Pots de Creme I tell myself I need to make this. I know it would be a HUGE hit in my home. It looks so inviting!
I’ve never seen a recipe for this tasty treat that processes the custard through a blender, ver interesting. I love the addition of the Irish Creme, such a special and delicious flavour with the chocolate.
Heavenly Liz, simply heavenly…Love the spike!
Thank you so much for sharing, Liz…
These are so gorgeous, Liz! I love that you spiked them with Irish Creme! They’re perfect for St. Patty’s Day!
I would devour this if it was in front of me!
I love this dessert! I’ve had pots de creme on my bucket list forever!
This looks stunning! Such a classy dessert!
I’m all in for a little boozy dessert! I have a bit of Bailey’s Irish Cream that I was going to use for a buttercream frosting, now I’m torn. Guess I should just buy more, right!
Your fantabulous divinely chocolatey Irish Cream Pots de Creme would be perfect for an Oscar party. Definitely a Red Carpet dessert!
Mouth watering desserts!! They’re easy to make and even more easy to eat them 🙂
One of my favorite restaurants recently closed and they had amazing pots de creme – can’t wait to try your recipe to fill that void!
these are perfection what a great dessert!