Chocolate Crèmeux Recipe
A silky chocolate crèmeux that replaces buttercream for a richer, smoother filling. Made with eggs, milk, cream, and dark chocolate, it thickens to a perfect consistency at 75 °C and chills to a glossy finish. Ideal for piping over cakes or filling the centre of a decadent dessert.
Recipe by Matt Adlard· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- a pinch sugar
- milk, to taste
- cream, to taste
- 14 oz dark chocolate
- chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1Whisk eggs, sugar, milk, and cream together in a heat‑proof bowl.
- 2Place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, ensuring the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
- 3Whisk constantly until the mixture reaches 167°F and thickens slightly.
- 4Add chocolate chips to the mixture.
- 5Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the melted dark chocolate until smooth.
- 6Scoop and smooth the surface of the chocolate mixture in a dish.
- 7Cover the surface directly with plastic wrap and chill for at least six hours, preferably overnight.
- 8Use the chilled crèmeux to pipe onto desserts or fill the centre of a cake.
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Constant whisking over simmering water
Whisk continuously while the bowl is over the simmering water until the mixture reaches 75 °C.
Cover surface directly with plastic wrap
Place plastic wrap directly on the chilled mixture before refrigerating to prevent a skin from forming.
Add chocolate chips before removing from heat
Stir in the chocolate chips while the mixture is still over the heat, then remove the bowl before adding melted chocolate.
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25 min estimated total time for 8 servings.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Chocolate Crèmeux?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Chocolate Crèmeux recipe make?
- This recipe makes 8 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Chocolate Crèmeux recipe come from?
- It was shared by Matt Adlard on facebook.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.