Friday, February 4th 2022, 1:15 pm
Our friend Heather Berryhill joined us in Air Comfort Solutions Kitchen for the Cooking Corner. This week she showed us a special recipe for Valentine's Day chocolate creme brulee.
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup whole milk
1-2 whole vanilla beans paste or extract
1-ounce semi-sweet baking chocolate I used a 1 oz Scharffen Berger 62% Cacao
Semisweet Chocolate bar
Granulated sugar for topping
DIRECTIONS
Whisk sugar, salt, cocoa, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Add milk and whisk over
medium-low heat until the powder is dissolved. Switch to a wooden spoon or heat-safe spatula
and stir continuously until the mixture starts to thicken. Once it thickens, stir in the vanilla bean
paste then remove the pan from the heat and stir in the baking chocolate. Stir until smooth.
Pour into 2-4 ramekins or creme brûlée dishes. (Depending on the size of the dish.)
Let the pudding cool to room temperature. You can brûlée it now and serve immediately, or
cover and chill for up to 24 hours before continuing.
To make the brûlée topping, you can use a torch or the stovetop method. Do this right before
serving.
To brûlée using a torch: top each creme brûlée with about 2-3 teaspoons granulated sugar.
Evenly toast the sugar until it bubbles, then turns translucent, being careful not to burn it.
To brûlée using the stovetop method: add ¼ cup granulated sugar to a small saucepan. Place
over low heat and do not touch it, but watch it closely. Once it starts to turn to liquid, stir with a
wooden spoon, being careful not to get it on the sides of the pan, until the sugar turns to
crystals and then to liquid again, and turns a light amber color.
Drizzle some onto each chocolate creme brûlée. Note: this sugar hardens more than it does
with the torch. Err on the light side of adding it to the top - and be cautious eating it.
SERVINGS: 2-4
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
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