When I first started baking, I relied heavily on Maida Heatter's wonderful cookbooks. (Her directions are brilliantly clear and easy to follow; the recipes are all delicious--and easy to modify to more modern tastes.) Pots de creme is my go-to recipe for dinner parties--it is rich, chocolaty, easy to make and can be made ahead. (It does dirty a lot of dishes, but the final product is totally worth it.) It is also my husband's favorite dessert. So, with much gratitude to Maida Heatter and my cousin Roberta who introduced me to her, here is my adaptation of her chocolate pots de creme.

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