Chocolate custard cream

To prepare the chocolate custard cream, start by chopping the dark chocolate 1. Pour the milk into a saucepan, add the seeds of a vanilla bean and steep the bean 2. Turn the heat on and bring it to a boil. In the meantime, you can pour the sugar into another pot 3.

Now add the yolks 4 and mix together 5. Add the corn starch 6 and a pinch of salt.

Then, pour a little hot milk over the mixture to dilute it, taking care to remove the beans left in the infusion 7 first, and mix. Then pour all the rest while continuing to stir with a hand whisk 8. Place back on the stove and let the cream thicken over medium heat. Once thickened 9, turn off the heat and transfer it to a bowl.

Now all that remains is to add the chopped dark chocolate 10 and stir with a whisk 11 until it is completely melted and mixed in. Your chocolate custard cream is now ready 12. You can let it cool by covering it with plastic wrap so that a crust does not form on the surface. Then you can use it to fill cakes and pastries, to decorate, or as a soft dessert.