Chai Creme Brulee

"Easily my favorite dessert, Creme Brulee beats cheesecake hands down! Rich, creamy and decadent, this version has a bit of a twist: the spice of a cup of chai tea. Best if you have a day ahead to prepare this: the cooking time includes this extra time to set."
 
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Ready In:
24hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
4 1/2 cup servings
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 300F degrees.
  • Place 4 ramekins in a roasting pan and pour hot water in the pan to halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
  • Combine the sugar, vanilla and egg yolks, mixing well. Set aside.
  • Place the cream and the tea in a large saucepan and heat slowly just to the boiling point.
  • Pour the cream into the eggs and sugar mixture in a slow and steady stream, whisking constantly.
  • Pour 1/2 cup of the mixture into each ramekin.
  • Ideally, allow to sit overnight before baking.
  • Bake until the custard is set, about 35 minutes.
  • Allow to cool and refrigerate at least two hours. The longer the better.
  • About an hour before serving, sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar onto each custard, thinly and evenly.
  • Melt the sugar with a flame until golden brown, either with a kitchen torch or under the broiler, about an inch from the flame for 30 seconds.
  • Cool to room temperature before serving.

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I live in San Diego and travel frequently to China as a tour leader and travel consultant. Although I have been known to chow down on coconut grubs and ant eggs on my trips to China, when I'm cooking at home, my tastes run to European: Mediterranean, Provencal, Tuscan. I also like just about anything that Bobby Flay cooks up, and I love how he puts together a plate with American regional cuisines. I enjoy the art of travel, savoring local food as a part of my experience. In America, the places that make a great destination for me again and again are New Orleans, Santa Fe, Seattle, Key West, San Antonio and New York. Abroad, I do love Provence, France; the Amalfi Coast; Santorini, Greece; Moorea, Tahiti; Hong Kong and then there's my bucket list... My S/O lives in Las Vegas, so I spend quite a bit of time there but at home I unwind with my two Weimaraners and young Vizsla, do some gardening, reading, cooking, dog training and planning my (or someone else's) next trip. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg">
 
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