Mmm... White Chocolate Creme Brulee

Julesong's Note:

This recipe came from my friend Duncan. He said, "I have a yummy tasty White Chocolate Creme Brulee that is fabulously easy to make. I'm not a big fan of white chocolate and I love this." He got it from the Portobello Yacht Club.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 5 large egg yolks
• ½ cup sugar , divided
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 3 ounces white chocolate , imported finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 300 degrees F.
2. Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl.
3. Bring cream and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar to simmer in heavy medium saucepan; reduce heat to low.
4. Gradually add chopped white chocolate to the cream mixture and whisk until smooth.
5. Gradually whisk the hot white chocolate mixture into yolk mixture, then whisk in vanilla.
6. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve, then ladle custard into four 10-oz custard cups (if you use 4 oz ramekins, it will fill about 7 of them).
7. Place the filled cups in large baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
8. Bake at 300 degrees F until the custards are set in the center, about 1 hour.
9. Carefully remove the custards from water and let cool.
10. Cover (plastic wrap works fine) and refrigerate.
11. Just before serving, preheat the broiler.
12. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon sugar over each custard.
13. Broil until the sugar caramelizes, watching carefully, which will take about 2 minutes.
14. Serve hot, or refrigerate up to 1 hour and serve cold.
15. Makes 4 servings.

Reviews

[Baking Girl]

This was amazing! I made it today and my family loved it! I used Ghiredelli White Chocolate Vanilla Dream which has vanilla beans in it. Fabulous! Thanks!

Update>>I've made in two more times since this first post. Tonight I actually deviated and used Ghiradelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate instead of white chocolate. Delicious and very rich! It tasted like Chocolate Pot de Creme with a crunchy top! Loved it! Next time I want to use the Chili Dark Chocolate for a spicy kick! thanks again!

[quiettype]

Awsome stuff - an amazing version of this wonderful dessert. Save this one for your future wife or husband, and indulge your good friends so they will warm your home. I agree with SaraD202, you have to use the Brulee torch (fire it up).

[SaraD202]

This was an AMAZING creme brulee and so easy to make. This was the first dessert I have EVER, yes ever, tried to make (I am a 25 year old man). I made the dessert for my wife and followed the directions exactly, with the only exception being that I used a torch in the place of a broiler for the caramelizing. Thank you for bringing my favorite dessert from fine dining into my kitchen!