Chocolate noodles with vanilla sauce
Homemade chocolate noodles, poached and then topped with a vanilla-infused custard made with egg yolks. A warm dessert for two, made with a rested dough.
This warm dessert combines homemade noodles with cocoa with a vanilla custard. The dough is prepared by hand and allowed to rest for 30 minutes.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time25 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodPoaching and binding
- Estimated cost$6.30 $3.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.20
- $0.79
- $0.08
- $0.40
- $0.38
- $0.18
- $0.02
- $0.70
- $0.19
- $0.10
- $0.36
- $2.90
Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the flour, cocoa, powdered sugar, egg, mascarpone, and salt until a smooth dough forms, which should take 5 to 10 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan, then add the butter and granulated sugar.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut it into thin strips. ≈ 8 min
- Bring the strips to a boil for about 4 minutes, then drain them. Pat them dry with paper towels and keep them warm.
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar and egg yolks for the sauce, and set aside. ≈ 4 min
- Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan with the vanilla pod, stirring occasionally for a few minutes, then remove the pod.
- Slowly pour the warm mixture over the sweetened yolks, while stirring. ≈ 3 min
- Then, stir everything together in the saucepan, mixing gently until it thickens, but without letting it boil.
- Arrange the chocolate noodles on the plates and top with vanilla sauce. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Chocolate noodles with vanilla sauce
- 125 g of flour$0.20
- 40 g of cocoa powder$0.79
- 20 grams of powdered sugar$0.08
- 1 large egg$0.40
- 25 g of mascarpone$0.38
- 20 grams of butter$0.18
- 5 teaspoons of granulated sugar$0.02
- 2 egg yolks$0.70
- 40 g of brown sugar$0.19
- 10 cl of milk$0.10
- 5 tablespoons of heavy cream$0.36
- 1/2 vanilla bean$2.90
Total$6.30
that's $3.15 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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