Chocolate pots with star anise and biscotti

Name: Chocolate pots with star anise and biscotti
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 40 g blanched whole almonds, coarsely chopped; icing sugar, to dust; 225 g good-quality dark chocolate; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 80 g caster sugar; ½ tsp baking powder; 2 star anise pods; 6 large egg yolks; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 475 ml double cream; pinch of salt; 70 g caster sugar; 1 tsp almond extract; 150 g plain flour, plus extra to dust

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gourmet Food for a Fiver

By Jason Atherton

Published 2010

About

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A DESSERT THAT IS QUICK TO MAKE, THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU. IT WILL CERTAINLY SATISFY ANY CHOCOLATE CRAVINGS.

Ingredients

475 ml double cream
70 g caster sugar
pinch

Dessert
Pie
Gluten-free
Vegan
Cookies

Method

First, make the biscotti. Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas 2 and line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. In a small bowl, beat the egg with the vanilla and almond extracts. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into a larger bowl and stir in 70g of th