Chocolate and Classic Creme Brûlée

Submitted by Emma Pham

"French dessert"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 4 creme brulee
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 1⁄3 cups heavy cream
• 4 egg yolks
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 vanilla bean
• 75 g dark chocolate

directions

1. Turn oven to 325°F.
2. Step 1: Cut vanilla bean and remove seeds; then add cream to small pan. Simmer at low heat until cream bubbles, then let cool.
3. Step 2: Whisk egg yolks with sugar if too thick and add one liter of cream.
4. Step 3: Melt chocolate in steam pan.
5. Step 4: Mix steps one and two together and whisk well.
6. Step 5: Sift vanilla and cream through colander to remove bubbles from cream; add to another bowl.
7. Step 6: Pour creme brûlée into 2 baking cups.
8. Step 7: Add melted chocolate to remaining creme brûlée mixture and pour into 2 baking cups.
9. Step 8: Pour boiling water onto cooking sheet and place cups of creme brûlée in the water.
10. Step 9: Bake in oven about 30 to 35 minutes.
11. Step 10: Chill creme brûlée in fridge for least 4 hours.
12. Step 11: For classic creme brûlée topping: mix brown sugar+ white sugar and sprinkle on the 2 cups of creme brûlée and scorch top with torch).
13. For chocolate creme brûlée: Garnish with sugar powder.
14. Both classic and chocolate creme brûlée goes very well with raspberries.
15. Light, sweet, and delicious French dessert.