One of my New Year's resolutions was to get out the gas torch I had been given over a year ago and finally get some gas in it so that I could try making my own creme brulees. Of course, I'm not going to make any ordinary creme brulees, hence, starting with this wonderful dish. I wasn't sure on the size of the ramekins the recipe suggested, so trialed two different sizes and found the smaller cups to be the better size.
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups whipping cream
75grams white chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp sugar
1 Preheat oven to 150Celsius and place rack in centre of oven.
2 Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 c sugar in medium bowl.
3 Bring cream and remaining sugar to simmer in medium saucepan, reduce heat to low and gradually add chopped chocolate to cream mixture and whisk until smooth.
4 Gradually whisk hot chocolate mixture into yolk mixture and add vanilla.
5 Ladle custard into four-six custard cups or creme brulee cups depending on how big you want the dessert. Place cups in large baking pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake until custards are set in centre (about 1 hr).
6 Remove custards from water and cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
7 Next comes the interesting part. Sprinkle 1/2 tbsp sugar over each custard. Using the grill, or a gas torch caramelise the sugar.
8 Serve hot or refrigerate for about 1 hr and serve cold.
These were served to friends last night and they were delicious. Very smooth and not too rich either. Lovely.
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