Chocolate Pots de Crèmes – Volpi Foods

Ingredients

• 8 ounces (best-quality) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 5 large egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup lightly sweetened whipped cream, for serving
• chocolate shavings, grated on a fine microplane, for serving
• whisk
• fine-mesh strainer
• six 4-ounce ramekins, or similar size glass or ceramic vessels