Dark Chocolate Creme Brûl e recipe

Dark Chocolate Cream Brulee.

Treat yourself and your loved ones to thesmooth chocolaty taste of a truly luxurious dessert. With a sophisticatedcombination of vanilla and rich dark chocolate, topped with caramelizedsugar, this romantic indulgence is the perfect ending to a specialevening with your Valentine.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate CremeBrûl e

1 cup whipping cream
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces NESTL TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATIER 53% Cacao DarkChocolate Baking Bar, broken into small pieces or 2/3 cup NESTLTOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
6 teaspoons granulated sugar – divided use

Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).

Place cream, half-and-half and vanillaextract in large saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.

Whisk egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in largemixer bowl. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture.

Pour mixture through fine sieve into six4-ounce ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in 13 x 9-inchbaking dish; fill pan with hot water to 1-inch depth.

Bake for 40 minutes or until custardsjiggle slightly when pan is shaken. Cool custards in water untilcool enough to handle. Remove custards from water; refrigeratefor 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap; continue to refrigeratefor several hours or overnight.

Preheat broiler. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugarover tops of each custard. Place custards on baking sheet. Broilfor 3 minutes or until sugar is melted and caramelized (rotatepan as needed to prevent burning). Alternately, tops can be caramelizedusing kitchen torch. Refrigerate for 2 hours so that the toppingcan harden and the custard can cool and set.

Makes 6 servings.

Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 50 mins
Cooling Time: 7 hrs refrigerating

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4of recipe): Calories: 380 Calories from Fat: 240 Total Fat: 27g Saturated Fat: 16 g Cholesterol: 210 mg Sodium: 25 mg Carbohydrates:30 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 25 g Protein: 4 g

Recipe and photograph are the propertyof Nestl ® and Meals.com, used with permission.

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