Chocolate Pavê with Ladyfinger Biscuits
A soft, spoonable dessert: ladyfingers soaked in chocolate milk under a silky condensed-milk cream, served ice-cold. No-fuss, generous, and the kind of treat that vanishes from the table.
🛒 Ingredients
8 servings
- 1 packet of ladyfinger biscuits (about 200 g)
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (397 g)
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 glasses of milk (about 500 ml)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch of salt
- chopped chocolates or figs in syrup, for decorating
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Directions
- 1
Line a rectangular baking dish with a first layer of ladyfinger biscuits.
- 2
Whisk the cocoa into one glass of milk, then soak the biscuits in this mixture.
- 3
Blend the condensed milk, the remaining milk, the cornstarch, the eggs and the pinch of salt until smooth.
- 4
Pour into a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cream thickens.
- 5
Pour the cream over the soaked biscuits, then repeat with a second layer of biscuits and cream.
- 6
Decorate with chopped chocolates or figs in syrup and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until the dessert is well chilled.
💡 Chef's Tip
Let the cream cool slightly before pouring it over the biscuits — they hold their shape instead of turning mushy. Take the dish out 5 minutes before serving for clean slices.
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