Creme Brulee au Chocolat
- 3 cup of heavy cream
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 6 oz high-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, broken into chunks.
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup of lightly packed brown sugar
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the cream over low heat until it is hot, but do not scald or simmer.
- Add the sugar and the chocolate to the hot cream and stir until they are completely melted and the mixture is smooth and well blended.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the egg yolks until they are thick.
- Then slowly pour the chocolate mixture into the beaten yolks, mixing until it is very well blended.
- Stir in the vanilla and mix well.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Strain the mixture into a shallow 8- or 9-inch casserole or baking dish.
- Set this casserole into a larger container or baking tin, then carefully pour boiling water into the larger container so that the water comes about halfway up the sides of the smaller casserole.
- Place the double casserole onto the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes until the creme is just lightly set.
- Remove the creme from the hot water bath and let it cool for at least 1 hour.
- After the creme has cooler, fill the larger containerf with ice cubes or cracked ice.
- Place the creme dish on the ice, making sure that the ice comes part way up the sides or the dish.
- (The ice bath ensures that the creme will not cook further while the topping broils.)
- Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the top of the creme.
- Place the double dish under the broiler and it like a hawk.
- Broil just long enough for the sugar to melt and bubble.
- Don't like it burn.
- It should only take a minute or so.
- Cool the creme, then chill it throughly and enjoy.
- Copyright 1992 by Elizabeth Rozin (All credit goes to her)
heavy cream, sugar, bittersweet chocolate, egg yolks, vanilla, brown sugar
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/331023-creme-brulee-au-chocolat (may not work)