Name: Salted caramel chocolate pots recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4–5
Ingredients: 30g unsalted butter; 100g light muscovado sugar; 150ml carton double cream; 1&frasl;2 level tsp salt flakes, plus extra for decoration

By Sue McMahon

published 2 July 2019

in Recipes

This indulgent chocolate recipe combines rich chocolate with flavoursome salted caramel to delicious effect. Break through the thick chocolate layer to reveal the super sweet caramel in these tasty little puds

Ingredients

For the caramel

30g unsalted butter
100g light muscovado sugar
150ml carton double cream
1⁄2 level tsp salt flakes, plus extra for decoration

For the chocolate layer

300ml carton whipping cream
200g bar dark chocolate, melted
Few drops of vanilla extract

You will also need:

4-5 glasses, for serving

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Method

To make the caramel: Melt the butter in a pan and add the sugar and cream. Stir the mixture over a low heat until it dissolves, then increase the heat and simmer the sauce until it thickens slightly to a caramel consistency. Off the heat, leave the caramel to cool for about 10-15 minutes. Stir in the salt flakes. Pour the mixture into the serving glasses and leave to set.
To make the chocolate layer: Bring the cream to the boil and pour it over the chocolate. Add the vanilla and stir until the mixture is smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture over the caramel and leave to set. Sprinkle salt flakes over each before serving.

Top Tip for making Salted caramel chocolate pots

You only need small dishes for serving these as they are very rich and indulgent

Sue McMahon is a former Food and Recipes Writer at GoodTo and Cooking Editor at Woman's Weekly. Her primary passion is cakes and Sue regularly travels the world teaching cake decorating. Her biggest achievement to date was winning the Prix d’honneur at La Salon Culinaire International de Londres beating over 1,200 other entries.