Chocolate pots de creme with red wine poached cherries

Ingredients

• 250 ml pouring cream
• 250 ml milk
• 1 vanilla bean (seeds scraped)
• 4 egg yolks
• 80 g raw caster sugar
• 300 g 70% cocoa dark chocolate (chopped)
• RED WINE POACHED CHERRIES:
• 200 g sweet cherries (halved and pitted)
• 250 ml red wine
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 cinnamon quill

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine the milk, cream and vanilla bean seeds in a medium saucepan over a medium heat and bring to a boil. While the cream mixture is coming to a boil whisk the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until pale. Switch the mixer to it's slowest speed and add the cream slowly. When combined return the mixture to the saucepan and place over a medium heat and stir continuously until the mixture thickens and coats the back of the spoon thickly, around 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and whisk to combine. Divide the mixture between 6 glasses or jars and refrigerate for 3 hours to set.

3. 3

   To make the poached cherries combine the red wine, cinnamon and sugar in a saucepan over a medium heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil and reduce to a low simmer and simmer for 10 minutes before adding the cherries and simmering for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and place into a jar or sealed container until ready to serve.