Chocolate Peppermint Crème Brûlée
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6 servings
Chocolate Peppermint Crème Brûlée
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Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate good quality, chopped into small pieces; I used Valrhona
- 3 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons sugar plus an additional 6 teaspoons for the topping
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- candy canes mini, smashed into small bits
Special equipment: blowtorch
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 325ºF. Have a full pot of boiling water ready. Place six 4-ounce ramekins in a baking dish. Set aside.
- Warm heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat just until small bubbles form around the edge of the pan, and you can see steam rising from the surface of the cream. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate, and stir until melted and combined. Let cool slightly. In a bowl with a pour spout, whisk together the egg yolks and 2 tablespoons of sugar until the mixture is thick and pale yellow (about 5 minutes, you can use a hand mixer here as well). Slowly stir in the warm chocolate-cream mixture, then stir in the vanilla, peppermint and coffee liqueur. Start with 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract, then add more to taste.
- Divide the chocolate mixture among the prepared ramekins, then transfer the baking dish to the oven. Carefully add boiling water to the pan halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Cover the entire baking dish loosely with aluminum foil. Bake until the custards are just set around the edges (25 – 35 minutes). Test for doneness by jiggling one of the ramekins. It’s done when the edges stay in place, and the center is still wobbly. Do not overcook. Transfer the ramekins to a wire rack, and let cool to room temperate. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Just before serving, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar evenly over the surface of each custard. Using a blow torch, caramelize the sugar on top until just golden. Move the flame continuously over the sugar. The sugar will bubble, then darken. Finish with a sprinkling of crushed candy cane.
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