Chocolate Caramel Custard

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk
• 7 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 ounce chocolate
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar (for caramel)
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• Whipped cream, sugar, and vanilla (for serving)

Method

1. 1 Heat milk in a double boiler. Melt chocolate with 3 tbsp sugar and boiling water over hot fire until smooth, then stir into milk. Cool.
2. 2 Melt remaining sugar in a charlotte mold over heat until smoking. Swirl to coat interior with caramel. Set aside.
3. 3 Beat eggs, salt, and remaining sugar. Stir in cooled milk-chocolate mixture. Strain into the prepared mold.
4. 4 Place mold in a deep pan filled with tepid water. Bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes until firm.
5. 5 Chill until cold, then invert onto a plate. Serve with vanilla-sugar whipped cream.