Dark Chocolate Creme Brulee |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These rich, creamy dark chocolate creme brulee cups are an elegant dessert after a special-occasion dinner. Ingredients:
1 cup whipping cream |
1 cup half-and-half |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 (4 ounce) bar nestle® toll house® dark chocolate baking bar, broken into small pieces |
4 large egg yolks |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
6 teaspoons granulated sugar, divided |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Place cream, half-and-half and vanilla extract in large saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
3. Whisk egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar in large mixer bowl. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture.
4. Pour mixture through fine sieve into six 4-ounce ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in 13 x 9-inch baking dish; fill pan with hot water to 1-inch depth.
5. Bake for 40 minutes or until custards jiggle slightly when pan is shaken. Cool custards in water until cool enough to handle. Remove custards from water; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap; continue to refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
6. Preheat broiler. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over tops of each custard. Place custards on baking sheet. Broil for 3 minutes or until sugar is melted and caramelized (rotate pan as needed to prevent burning). Alternately, tops can be caramelized using kitchen torch. Refrigerate for 2 hours so that the topping can harden and the custard can cool and set.
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