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 medium
Banana (firm-ripe)2 tsps
Lemon Juice (fresh)2 tbsps
Granulated Sugar2 large
Egg Yolk1 cup
Heavy Cream1 tbsp
Turbinado SugarDirections:
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