Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Chocolate Squares with Mint Creme Anglaise

Preparation info

  • 10

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000The New Basics Cookbook
The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

  • About

Squares of the richest and smoothest chocolate surrounded by a cool minty pool. What a lovely reason to grow masses of your own fresh mint!

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 5

Method

  1. Break the chocolate into small pieces, and melt them in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside.
  2. Melt the butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, and set it aside.
  3. Combine the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl, and whisk until the mixture is light and falls from the