Chocolate Crème Brûlée
Recipe Description
Smooth, rich, creamy, with a great caramel crust, and best of all chocolate!!!Ingredients
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- 2 cups light whipping cream|whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate|semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar|sugar ==
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar|sugar
- 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
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- Place cream in heavy, medium saucepan.
- Bring to simmer and remove from heat.
- Add vanilla extract and chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Whisk egg yolks and granulated sugar|sugar in medium bowl to blend.
- Slowly whisk in hot chocolate cream.
- Let cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 300°F.
- Arrange six ½ cup ramekins or custard cups in shallow baking pan.
- Divide cooled chocolate mixture among them.
- Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
- Bake until custards are just set, about 40 minutes.
- Cool custards on racks (can be prepared 1 day ahead; cover tightly and refrigerate). ==
- Preheat broiler.
- Mix sugars together.
- Sprinkle over custard in an even layer.
- Place ramekins on a baking sheet.
- Broil 2 inches away from heat source just until granulated sugar|sugar melts and begins to caramelize.
- Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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