Chocolate tasting selection (Photo credit: waldopepper)
Ahhhh, the day of love where for one day every couple lives in a moment of frivolous fantasy. Whether your taste is for playful prowess, racy romance or sinfully sexy, Valentine’s Day is the time to push your boundaries and give the kids to Grandma and Grandpa for the night. Food is always sexy, maybe not a submarine sandwich, but there have been plenty of studies which show the link between food and sexual libido. I have heard oysters, cayenne pepper and most, if not all finger foods are aphrodisiacs. Of course many couples in my generation may find honey, strawberries and chocolate sauce incredibly sexy after watching 9 1/2 Weeks. On Valentine’s Day, why not try the Big Daddy of aphrodisiacs tonight: chocolate!!! These can be made ahead of time before dinner, or before you go out to the restaurant and they are so fantastic and super easy.
Chocolate Pots. Grab the demi tasse cups out of the buffet hutch that you have never used, and dust them off. Put them on a tray, on in their saucers and before your significant other starts to relax a little too much at the end of the night, whip these out from the fridge. In no time, you will both be relaxed, and ready for a sexy night. Enjoy!!!
1 1/2 cup 35% cream
8 oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely
3 egg yolks
1 tbsp. dark rum
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the cream over medium-high heat until bubbles appear around the edge. Remove from the heat and add chocolate.
2. Let stand for one minute and then stir until smooth.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk, then whisk in 1 cup of the hot chocolate cream.
4. Transfer back to the saucepan, and whisk constantly until smooth.
5. Stir in rum and butter.
6. Pour into demi tasse cups or ramekins, and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
Recipe from Party Dish, Trish Magwook
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