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Nutella Crème Brûlée

  • Author: Cooking Up Romance
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 40
  • Total Time: 240

Description

An amped up take on crème brûlée.


Ingredients

  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 whole vanilla bean
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4 tablespoons Nutella, melted in the microwave for 30 seconds
  • 4 teaspoons raw or turbinado sugar, divided
  • Fresh strawberries (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 330 degrees. In a large saucepan, add your cream. Slice the vanilla bean down the center and scrape out the insides. Add the bean and the insides to the cream. Heat over medium high heat until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside.
  2. While cream is cooling, add the egg yolks and sugar to the mixer (or use a wire whisk). Using your whisk attachment, whisk until mixture is creamy and has a light color. Remove vanilla bean from the cream and discard. Temper the egg mixture into the cream mixture (see below for instructions on tempering). Strain if desired. Add in the melted Nutella and continue mixing until everything is combined.
  3. Pour mixture into ramekins, filling to the interior line on the ramekin. Place the ramekins into a large ovenproof dish or roasting pan with a tea towel in the bottom to stabilize the ramekins. Place the dish into the oven. Fill the dish with warm water so that the water level reaches halfway up the sides of the custard. This creates a water bath so that it will cook evenly. Bake for approximately 40 to 45 minutes, until the center is slightly jiggly and the sides are firm or the centers of the ramekins reach 160-170 degrees on an instant read thermometer.
  4. Remove the ramekins from the water bath with tongs. Transfer to a baking sheet and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or until the mixture sets up completely. Can be made up to three days ahead.
  5. Remove the crème brûlée 15 minutes prior to melting your sugar. Dust the tops of each ramekin with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, rolling the edges so that the sugar is distributed evenly. Using your kitchen torch, scorch the tops. Allow to rest five minutes prior to serving.
  6. Garnish with fresh strawberries, sliced and fanned, and serve.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 8