Sweet Potato Creme Brulee
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, baked, skinned, and mashed
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 quart whipping cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
-
Garnish
- chopped toasted pecans
directions
- Combine mashed sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and lemon juice; spoon potato mixture into a buttered 10-inch quiche dish to form a 1/4-inch-thick layer.
- Stir together cream, 1 cup sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes or until hot. Pour over sweet potato mixture in prepared dish. Place dish in a shallow baking pan. Add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out almost clean. Remove from water. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
- Sprinkle custard with 1/3 cup brown sugar; place custard on jellyroll pan. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat about 2 minutes or until sugar melts. Let stand 5 minutes to allow sugar to harden before serving. Garnish, if desired.
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