pot de crème

noun

ˈpō-də-ˈkrem 

variants or pot de creme

plural pots de crème ˈpō-də-ˈkrem  or pots de creme

: a dessert of baked sweet custard usually flavored with chocolate and typically served in a ramekin

… instead of using a thickening agent as with a pudding, egg yolks are used to set a pot de crème to a proper consistency.

—Cheryl Orr

One of the most alluring and easy desserts to make is chocolate pot de crème … there are few ingredients, and the prep is easy …

—Mary Ann Esposito

Serve the pots de creme topped with a dollop of the whipped cream. Garnish with a few raspberries and dust with confectioners' sugar.

—Lynda Balslev

For dessert we adored the salted caramel pot de crème: so luxuriously smooth in texture and balanced in flavor.

—Caron Streibich

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, literally, "pot of cream"

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above