Chocolate Orange Crème Brûlée

Serves: 4

Jacklyn McClure

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

38

Spice

58

Sweetness

43

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.75 cups

Heavy Cream

6 large

Egg Yolk

1.75 cups

Milk

2 tbsps

Grand Marnier

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 325°F

2

Put chocolate in a small metal bowl

3

In a heavy saucepan heat 1/2 cup cream over moderately high heat until it just comes to a boil and pour over chocolate

4

Let chocolate stand until softened and whisk mixture until smooth

5

In a bowl whisk together yolks, whole egg, and granulated sugar and whisk in chocolate mixture

6

In pan heat remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and milk until mixture just comes to a boil

7

Add milk mixture to egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and whisk in Grand Marnier and zest

8

Skim off any froth

9

Divide custard among eight 1/2-cup flameproof ramekins set in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of ramekins

10

Bake custards in middle of oven until they are just set but still tremble slightly, about 40 minutes

11

Remove ramekins from pan and cool custards

12

Chill custards, covered loosely with plastic wrap, at least 4 hours or overnight

13

Set broiler rack so that custards will be 2 to 3 inches from heat and preheat broiler

14

Sift brown sugar evenly over custards and broil custards until sugar is melted and caramelized, about 2 minutes

15

(Alternatively, raw sugar may be sprinkled over custards and caramelized with a blowtorch

16

) Chill custards 20 minutes

17

Preheat oven to 325°F

18

Put chocolate in a small metal bowl

19

In a heavy saucepan heat 1/2 cup cream over moderately high heat until it just comes to a boil and pour over chocolate

20

Let chocolate stand until softened and whisk mixture until smooth

21

In a bowl whisk together yolks, whole egg, and granulated sugar and whisk in chocolate mixture

22

In pan heat remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and milk until mixture just comes to a boil

23

Add milk mixture to egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and whisk in Grand Marnier and zest

24

Skim off any froth

25

Divide custard among eight 1/2-cup flameproof ramekins set in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of ramekins

26

Bake custards in middle of oven until they are just set but still tremble slightly, about 40 minutes

27

Remove ramekins from pan and cool custards

28

Chill custards, covered loosely with plastic wrap, at least 4 hours or overnight

29

Set broiler rack so that custards will be 2 to 3 inches from heat and preheat broiler

30

Sift brown sugar evenly over custards and broil custards until sugar is melted and caramelized, about 2 minutes

31

(Alternatively, raw sugar may be sprinkled over custards and caramelized with a blowtorch

32

) Chill custards 20 minutes