Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Crème Brûlée

Chocolate Cream Brûlée



White Chocolate Crème Brûlée is a very tempting and tasty dessert, made with very few ingredients. It is definitely a treat for people with sweet tooth.

Ingredients: Quantity
Cream 500 ml
White Chocolate* 90 gms
Sugar 1/4 cup + Extra for Caramelizing
Egg Yolks 4 nos
Vanilla Essence 2-3 drops


Preparation:
1) Preheat oven to 325°F. Heat the cream in a sauce pan.
2) Beat the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla essence.
3) Remove the cream from heat and add the chocolate.
4) Once it melts, add the beaten egg mixture very little at a time. Whisk them well and add the mixture into two 14" ramekins (or 4 small ones).
5) Fill a bigger baking tray with hot water and place the ramekins in them and bake for 30-40 min's. It should be slightly wobbly and not completely firm.
6) Let it cool and then place it in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours or overnight.
7) Before serving time sprinkle sugar and use a blow torch and caramelize the sugar or broil/grill for 30-40 seconds. Serve immediately so that the sugar doesn't get soggy.

Mixture added into Ramekin Ramekin placed in hot water tray
Ramekin out of the Oven Ramekin from the fridge
Caramelized Crème Brûlée


Note:* You can use milk chocolate or dark chocolate or make it plain, without adding chocolate.

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