Amarula and Chocolate Creme Brulee
- 8 egg yolks
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups cream
- 1 vanilla pod
- 3 -4 tablespoons of good quality dark chocolate, grated
- extra sugar (for the caramelised tops)
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees C/300 degrees F. Put cream and vanilla pods in a pot and heat through but remove before it boils and put to one side.
- In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until the mixture is smooth.
- Then slowly blend in one cup of the warm cream vanilla mixture while whisking.
- Then take this mixture and add it to the rest of the hot cream and whisk well.
- Now here comes the tricky part split the mixture into two separate bowls.
- Mix the chocolate into the one and the Amarula liqueur in to the other.
- Now find a handy mate to help you fill the ramekins.
- You each take the same size ladle and from either side, simultaneously drizzle equal quantities of the two mixtures into the ramekins and voila!
- A two-tone cup of custard!
- Place these in a water bath (large pan filled with 3 -6 centimetres of hot water) and bake until set around the edges, but still soft in the centre, between 30 and 60 minutes.
- Take out of oven and leave in the water bath until cooled.
- Remove ramekins from water and chill for at least 2 hours.
- When youre ready to serve, sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of sugar over each custard and using a small blowtorch heat sugar until it caramelises.
- If you don't have a torch, place the ramekins under the grill until the sugar melts and then re-chill custards for a few minutes before serving.
- Very simple, very impressive and its smooth and just plain yummy!
egg yolks, white sugar, cream, vanilla pod, extra sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/amarula-and-chocolate-cr-me-brulee-456719 (may not work)