Hot Banana Crème Brûlée

Serves: 4

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

57

Sweetness

40

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 large

Egg Yolk

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Break 1 banana into pieces and purée in a blender with lemon juice, granulated sugar, and yolks until smooth

3

In a very small saucepan heat cream over moderate heat until hot and add banana mixture, stirring until combined well

4

Divide mixture between two 2/3-cup ramekins

5

Put ramekins in a metal baking pan and fill pan with enough boiling-hot water to reach halfway up sides of ramekins

6

Put pan in middle of oven and lay a sheet of foil over each ramekin

7

Bake custards until set, about 30 minutes

8

Set broiler rack so that custard tops will be 1 1/2 to 2 inches from heat and change oven setting to broil

9

Alternatively, have ready a blowtorch

10

Just before serving, very thinly slice remaining banana and arrange slices, overlapping them, over each custard

11

Sprinkle turbinado sugar evenly over bananas and heat under broiler (or with blowtorch, moving flame evenly back and forth just over sugar) until sugar is melted and caramelized

12

Preheat oven to 350°F

13

Break 1 banana into pieces and purée in a blender with lemon juice, granulated sugar, and yolks until smooth

14

In a very small saucepan heat cream over moderate heat until hot and add banana mixture, stirring until combined well

15

Divide mixture between two 2/3-cup ramekins

16

Put ramekins in a metal baking pan and fill pan with enough boiling-hot water to reach halfway up sides of ramekins

17

Put pan in middle of oven and lay a sheet of foil over each ramekin

18

Bake custards until set, about 30 minutes

19

Set broiler rack so that custard tops will be 1 1/2 to 2 inches from heat and change oven setting to broil

20

Alternatively, have ready a blowtorch

21

Just before serving, very thinly slice remaining banana and arrange slices, overlapping them, over each custard

22

Sprinkle turbinado sugar evenly over bananas and heat under broiler (or with blowtorch, moving flame evenly back and forth just over sugar) until sugar is melted and caramelized