White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Crème Brûlee Recipe

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White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Crème Brûlee
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Nutrition
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine 4 ounces white chocolate and 1/2 cup whipping cream in a small heavy saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate melts. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups whipping cream and next 3 ingredients, stirring with a wire whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth. Place 1 tablespoon chopped macadamia nuts in each of 5 (5- x 1-inch) round individual baking dishes, and pour custard over nuts; place dishes in a large roasting pan or a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Prepare 1/2-inch water bath (see Brûlée Basics below).
  2. Bake at 275° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set. Cool custards in water in pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan; cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
  3. Sprinkle about 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar evenly over each custard; place custards in jellyroll pan.
  4. Broil 5 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) until brown sugar melts. Let stand 5 minutes to allow sugar to harden. Garnish, if desired.
  5. Note: Baking time is for 5- x 1-inch round individual baking dishes. As a general rule, to use 4-, 6-, or 8-ounce custard cups, bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. When the crème brûlée is done, the center will still be slightly liquid and a knife will not come out clean. The yield will vary with different size dishes: For 4-ounce cups you'll get 10 servings, for 6-ounce cups you'll get 7 servings, and for 8-ounce cups you'll get 4 servings.
  6. Brûlée Basics:
  7. Don't panic when you see the term water bath. A water bath is simply a roasting pan or jellyroll pan filled with water. The water creates a cushion from the heat of the oven, allowing the custards to bake slowly without curdling.
  8. Don't burn yourself. Before you take the water bath out of the oven, remove some of the water with a basting bulb or a long-handled ladle.
  9. When you broil the brown sugar, get the crème brûlées as close to the heating element as possible. To do this, place an inverted roasting pan on the top shelf of the oven; then place the crème brûlées on a baking sheet on top of the roasting pan.
  10. An adventurous alternative to the broiler is a welding torch. Your dinner guests will think you have gone mad, but the torch gives the ultimate glassy crust. Torching is the professional chef's method of choice.
  11. Crème brûlée is an even more extraordinary dessert if the custard is cold and firm when you crack into the warm caramelized sugar topping. Here's the secret: Place the custards in a roasting pan filled with ice, and then broil them. The ice keeps the custards cold while the sugar melts.
  12. You can bake the crème brûlées ahead of time, but wait until just a few minutes before serving to caramelize the sugar. The caramelized sugar will begin to liquefy if the custards sit for more than an hour.
  13. We found that Dixie Crystals brand brown sugar works best for crème brûlées. It caramelizes evenly to a perfect golden brown.
  14. Don't waste your money on salamanders sold in gourmet catalogs and used for caramelizing the top of crème brûlées. They work like branding irons to melt the brown sugar. When we tried one, we ended up with burnt-not caramelized-sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1979.81 Kcal (8289 kJ)
Calories from fat 1154.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 128.25g 197%
Cholesterol 1084.8mg 362%
Sodium 428.47mg 18%
Potassium 844.35mg 18%
Total Carbs 183.61g 61%
Sugars 168.14g 673%
Dietary Fiber 3.77g 15%
Protein 36.75g 74%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Iron 7.2mg 40%
Calcium 416.8mg 42%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 292.82 Kcal (1226 kJ)
Calories from fat 170.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.97g 197%
Cholesterol 160.45mg 362%
Sodium 63.37mg 18%
Potassium 124.88mg 18%
Total Carbs 27.16g 61%
Sugars 24.87g 673%
Dietary Fiber 0.56g 15%
Protein 5.44g 74%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 5%
Iron 1.1mg 40%
Calcium 61.6mg 42%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 49.5
    Points
  • 56
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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