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Creamy Mocha Custard! Extra creamy chocolate custard, hinted with coffee, and topped with a layer of sweet vanilla custard. This no-bake dessert is truly delicious, it’s both light and rich, plus quick and easy. A must make for any chocolate lover!
Here’s the debate of the day, is this a custard or a pudding? After a lot of googling and reading, I’ve come to the conclusion that it could be either. Both custards and puddings traditionally contain cream and egg yolks, and both are made by cooking the two together on the stove and then chilling until set.
From what I googled, custards tend to be a little on the runnier side, and puddings are much thicker. BUT custard can also be very pudding like.
You see my trouble? Literally been going back and forth on this for forever now.
SO, long, long, story short, this could be considered either a custard or a pudding, but in the end I went with custard…and mostly because my mom loved the sound of creamy mocha custard.
But, now I have to ask? What would you call this, pudding or custard? Please, please say custard because it took me an hour to finally settle on this…
Just kidding. Tell me your honest truth, dying to know!
And moving along.
Happy, happy Friday! So happy the weekend is here, what a week it has been. Because of the holiday on Monday, the week did fly by, but even so, it still felt like a very busy week! Looking forward to a little free time tonight and tomorrow before getting back into the kitchen on Sunday to start filming some new videos for you guys!
I have ZERO plans for Saturday and I am so happy about it. I read this week that being bored and letting your mind wander can actually allow yourself to be more creative? Not sure if that’s the case for me, but going to test out this theory tomorrow. Will give you an update in Sunday’s Favorites Post.
While I don’t have any plans for tomorrow, I do know of one thing I will surely be doing, making this creamy mocha custard.
Yes, I will be making this again, for the fourth time in the span of a week. This custard is just so addictingly good, and so easy, I simply need more of it in my life. Plus I thought it would be fun to share with Asher.
Do you guys remember when I showed you all of the eggs from our chickens that were sitting in my kitchen on Instagram stories? Well, a lot of you messaged me suggesting that I make crème brûlée, pudding, ice cream, angel food cake, and basically every other dessert that uses lots of eggs. Oh, and frittatas and quiches too, but going to be honest, most requests were for desserts…
I made a lot of egg filled desserts this week. Like a lot. A couple of crème brûlée recipes, a banana pudding…or two, and well, this custard was the only success out of my many different egg filled recipes.
Yes, I had a lot of fails, but it’s OK, because I had one success, and it was one delicious success.
Enter this creamy mocha custard/pudding situation.
So here’s how you make this easy summertime dessert, it’s simple, you ready?
You’ll need eggs (duh), heavy cream, honey, some coffee, vanilla, salt, and chocolate. That’s it, pantry staple ingredients around here, and I’m hoping they are for you too.
Start by simmering the egg yolks, honey, cream, and a few other ingredients, to make a nice a creamy coffee filled vanilla custard. Reserve some of the vanilla custard for topping, then add in the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and is smooth, creamy, and all kinds of delicious. Divide the chocolate custard into serving glasses, top with the reserved vanilla custard, chill…and EAT.
Yup, it’s that simple.
And it’s SO GOOD.
The chocolate custard sets up and is very firm and much more pudding like, while the thin layer of vanilla custard on top is more on the softer side. I LOVE this combo of thick to thin and the vanilla balances the sweetness of the chocolate. It’s creamy, rich, and light all at the same time.
Perfection. In so many ways.
Now, this isn’t ice cream by any means, but it is a chilled dessert, and it certainly feels very summery to me. What’s great about this custard is that if you wanted to make it for a dinner party or summer gathering, you can completely make them in advance and have them chilling in the fridge until you’re ready to serve them up.
I love topping them with fresh berries for a pop of color. Of course, I the combo of chocolate and berries is not for me, so I eat all the berries off the top and then move on to the custard. But I’m probably the only person out there who doesn’t like berries and chocolate together.
Do what you love!
If you make this creamy mocha custard, please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you. Oh, and of course, if you do make this, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram so I can see! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Creamy Mocha Custard
Servings: 6 servings
Calories Per Serving: 898 kcal
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Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 1/2 cups heavy cream
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/4 cup brewed black coffee
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 10 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- 1. In a large pot, whisk together the egg yolks and honey. Add the cream and sea salt. Set the pot over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook, stirring continuously, until the mixture thickens and easily coats the back of a wooden spoon, 5-8 minutes. Watch close, milk tends to boil over. Remove from the heat. Stir in the coffee and vanilla. 2. Remove 3/4 cup of the vanilla custard and set aside. 3. Add the chocolate to the remaining custard and stir until melted and smooth. 4. Divide the chocolate custard among six glasses. Freeze 1 hour and then evenly pour over the reserved vanilla custard. Freeze until set, about 2 hours. Keep in the fridge or freezer. If frozen, let sit at room temp for 10 minutes before serving. If kept in the fridge the vanilla custard will be runny.
Weekend plans = make custard…Excited!
Itried this and it tasted great ! only, when I added my chocolate to the hot mix the fat separated from it and i couldnt mix it back into the custard So the custard was good, except for the layers of solidified fat on top which I couldn’t scrape off. Is it because the custard was too hot? or maybe the chocolate was not quality (it was baking chocolate though)
Hey there,
Awesome!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it!! Yes, my guess is the chocolate was too hot. Have a great week:) xxT
Hello Tieghan!
Could I please get a substitute for heavy cream as we don’t get it in our grocery stores? I did get some fresh cream however, could I use it in anyway?
Thank you!
Hey there,
Yes, fresh cream will work here! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
I’ve done four of your recipes since Sunday so I definitely will!
Thank you!
Thanks so much, I hope you love this one!! xTieghan
Quick question: do I HAVE to freeze this? If I just chilled it, would it still thicken up? TIA!
Hey Dawn,
I would highly recommend freezing this. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Hi! I was wondering if you think this would work with Whole Milk instead of Heavy Cream? I want to make this and that is all I have in my fridge for now… thank you! looks so yummy
Hi EJ,
I think this could work but I haven’t tested it so can’t say for sure. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
hi! gonna try this friday. do you put the vanilla portion in the fridge or freezer separately?
Hi Geeta,
You do not put the vanilla portion in the fridge or freezer. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Amazing recipes. Did the creamy mocha custard. My hubby loved it. Thank you.
Thank you Kim! xTieghan
Six or seven months late, but in case you’re still curious, this IS custard. Puddings use a thickener like corn starch. Custatds use egg. And this is one really DELISH example of the genre!
Thank you Carole! xTieghan
Hi! I am from Europe and we don’t use ounces to measure stuff, and I converted the 12 ounces into grams online. It said it is 340 grams of chocolate. To me, that seems too much in relation to the other ingredients. Or is it correct?
It would be very helpful if you could include the measurement in grams in your recipes as well!
Hi Cati! From what I researched 340 grams is equivalent to 12 ounces of chocolate. I will look into adding the conversions. I hope you love this! Thank you!
What size are your cups?
Hi! My cups are about 8 ounces. Please me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this recipe. Thanks!:)