Recipes Chocolate Pots 5.0 (3,770) Add your rating & review The beauty of this dessert is that it is silky and rich—so rich, in fact that it's best in small portions. Jamie Oliver generally likes to serve it in espresso cups.Chocolate pots are ideal for dinner parties as you can make them ahead and keep them in the refrigerator.Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips By Jamie Oliver Updated on June 16, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Hugh Stewart Yield: 8 Ingredients 2 cups heavy cream 3/4 pound semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, at room temperature, coarsely chopped 4 large egg yolks 3 tablespoons dark rum 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Directions In a medium saucepan, heat the cream until bubbles appear around the edge. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate and let stand for 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl, then whisk in 1/2 cup of the hot chocolate cream. Scrape this mixture into the saucepan and whisk constantly until smooth. Stir in the rum and butter. Pour the custard into eight 1/2-cup ramekins or espresso cups and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours. Make Ahead The chocolate pots can be refrigerated overnight. Serve With Orange and Polenta Biscuits and lightly sweetened whipped cream. Rate it Print