Marriage Proposal Pots De Creme

Tonight I’m learning how to use shortcodes while writing out my recipe for pots de creme.

I’ve been making this dessert since my senior year of high school, when I needed to find a recipe for my World Geography project on France.  That was (shortly!) before the internet, and I was starting to stress since I was running out of time and wasn’t sure what I could make.

Back then I worked as a cashier at a grocery store, and I was telling one of my co-workers about my dilemma.

Her name was Rita, and she was the sweet old lady who handed out samples to customers at the store.  She told me she had the perfect recipe I could make, and the best part was, it was super easy.

She wrote the recipe for pots de creme on an index card, and she told me the secret was to serve this dessert in very small cups, because of how decadently rich it is, and it’s best to let people want more.  She explained to me in detail how to scald the milk, and to incorporate it slowly while blending the other ingredients, since the heat from the milk will cook the eggs.  And she gave me some of her sample cups to use for bringing the dessert to my class.

It turned out that Rita was right – it was super easy to make this recipe and it turned out better than I was expecting.  I brought it to school the next day to share with my class.

I don’t remember what grade I got on the project, but I do remember one thing.  After everyone finished their desserts, the guy sitting next to me turned to me and said, “Becky, will you marry me?”

The BEST Pots De Creme

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What’s your favorite quick and easy dessert to make?  Let me know in the comments!

Chai for now!