Come Dine With Me recipes Chocolate and orange liqueur pots recipe

Lee Ryan's menu

Date Published:

19/12/2007

Lee polished his Celebrity Come Dine With Me menu off with these sophisticated chocolate pots

1.Heat half the cream in a small saucepan for 1- 2 minutes. Stir the plain and milk chocolate into the cream until melted and smooth.

2. Peel the orange into thin strips and set aside. Squeeze the juice from half the orange. Stir the orange juice into the chocolate mixture. Reserve the zest. Take the chocolate sauce off the heat and let it cool for 30 minutes.

3. Separate the egg yolks and place in a small mixing bowl. Beat with the orange liqueur. Once the chocolate mixture is cool, stir in the egg yolks and orange liqueur.

4. Very finely slice the orange zest and stir half of it into the chocolate mixture; reserve the rest. Melt the butter in the microwave for a few seconds and stir into the mixture. Pour into four individual teacups and leave to set in the fridge.

5. While the pots are setting, heat the remainder of the cream in a small pan over a low heat and stir in the white chocolate. Keep stirring until smooth. Pour into a bowl and leave to cool but do not allow to set completely.

6. Once the pots have started to set, dollop a spoonful of white chocolate cream onto the top of each pot and place back in the fridge. Leave to set for about 2 hours.

7. For the decoration, toss the reserved orange zest, 1 tbsp caster sugar and a splash of orange liqueur together over a high heat until caramelised, stirring constantly.

8. Take the chocolate pots out of the fridge and garnish with the caramelised orange peel. Serve each pot with 2 amaretti biscuits.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold

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