Chocolate Creme Brulee

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 ounces best-quality dark chocolate
• 7 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 250 degrees f.
• 2 melt the chocolate in a microwave oven or in a bowl over hot water, then leave to cool slightly.
• 3 beat the egg yolks with the sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture is pale. add the melted chocolate, then the cream, beating constantly.
• 4 pour the mixture into individual gratin dishes or ramekins and bake for about 30 minutes. keep a close eye on them -- the creamy mixture should be firm at the edges but not yet set in the middle.
• 5 remove the ramekins from the oven and leave to cool before placing them in a refrigerator for several hours.
• 6 just before serving, set the oven to broil, sprinkle the cream-filled ramekins with brown sugar, caramelize them under the broiler and then return them to a cool place.