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Today is kind of an important day. And not just because it is Friday.
Although, that is pretty awesome. I am calling today triple treat friday.
One, um hello itโsย Friday (I know, I am such a genius.).
Two, I made DARK CHOCOLATE Creme Brulee. Until a few days ago I had noย idea this desert even existed. Which is a serious tragedy. Trust me.
Three, there is another birthday in the Gerard family (these are pretty frequent, we have seven of the twelve months covered, with two in February). Todayโs victim? Brendan.
Birthdayโs are not typically too big of a deal around here. Unless that is, you are Asher and every birthday needs to be celebrated with pink streamer, balloons, a chocolate cake, a beautiful new birthday dress and lots of presents. Oh, and definitely a shiny birthday crown fit for a princess. If you canโt tell by now, she is four.
But for the rest of us itโs a pretty simple day. Filled with a whole lot of happy birthdayโs (once someone happens to remember, they then tell another and so on, it is kind of like a domino affect) and whatever dinner and dessert is requested. We like it simple. When we were younger we used to have the huge family birthday parties, but those have since sizzled out since moving to Colorado.
Brendan is actually off in Turkey doing that whole professional snowboard thing so hopefully someone willย buy him a slice of cake. I do believe his favorite would involve chocolate and peanut butter. Bren loves peanut butter!
Honestly, I have no idea if Brendan had ever had a Creme Brulee let alone a chocolate one, but I am pretty sure he will eat this up in a second!
I mean you guys, it is a dark chocolate crรจme brรปlรฉe! Silky, smooth and just well, lovable. Probably the best Valentines Day treat there is. And donโt be scared to make these, cause they are really easy! I know, I was pleasantly surprised too! But really all you do is melt some chocolate, heat up some milk, whisk a few eggs, bake and then broil. Easy as shooting cupids arrow.
Ah, sorry I just got all cheesy on you there. Again.
Dark Chocolate Creme Brulee
Ingredients
- 6 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large egg yolks, beaten
- vanilla sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sugar
- vanilla whipped cream - optional, or use store bought whipped cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, very cold
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. In saucepan, combine milk, cream, sugar and vanilla extract over medium heat until hot, but not boiling. Add the eggs to a heat proof bowl. Add about a 1/4 a cup of the hot cream and temper the egg yolks. Whisk until smooth and the add the remaining cream, and continue to whisk until smooth. Add the dark chocolate and mix well.
- Strain the custard through a fine mesh strainer and pour in four ramekins (about 6-8 ounce ramekins). Set the ramekins in a 9x13 inch baking pan and place in the oven. Pour hot water in the pan to cover the ramekins half way. Bake 45 to 55 minutes (the custard should jiggle like jello). Carefully remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature. Remove them from the 9x13 inch pan.
- Make the whipped cream by placing your mixing bowl and whisk in the freezer fo 15 to 20 minutes.Pour the cream into the cold bowl and whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Make sure not to over-beat, cream will then become lumpy and butter-like. Store in the fridge until ready to use.
- Preheat broiler. In a small bowl mix a 1/4 cup sugar with 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. MIx well and sprinkle custards with the vanilla sugar. Broil 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve with a dollop of whipped cream - optional.
Nutrition
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I think it is all those Hallmark cards. They are killer.
Can this recipe be doubled or should I just make it twice?
Hi Katie,
Sure, to ensure everything works well, I would make 2 batches:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
This was tasty, but more like a soufflรฉ to us. The eggs werenโt scrambled before they went in, but the finished texture wasnโt smooth and custardy. We enjoyed it, though!
Thanks for giving the recipe a try Hannah, sorry it wasn’t your fave. xTieghan
This was delicious! First time I have tried dark chocolate creme brulee. I topped it with vanilla whipped cream and cacao nibs. My husband doesn’t like chocolate, so more for me ๐
Oh my word, this looks heavenly!!! I am featuring this killer recipe at tonight’s Back for Seconds Social, congrats!!
Thanks so much for the feature!
II’ve always wanted to make creme brulee and I think your recipe will be the first one that I try. Thanks for sharing this on Whisk Away Wednesday! Make sure to join me tomorrow for Crafty Thursday Obsessions.
Creme Brulee is probably my favorite dessert. But I’ve never had chocolate. Definite must-try!
OmGOSH! This would be the perfect Valentine’s dessert! Thank you for sharing at last week’s week’s All My Bloggy Friends ๐
HI Tieghan! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! My husband loves chocolate creme brulee! I would love to make this for him on ValentineS Day! Blessings from Bama!
This looks absolutely fabulous. We love creme brรปlรฉe, but I’ve never tried it with chocolate. Anything is better though with chocolate, right? Great job.
Capital YUM! I love chocolate creme brulee and haven’t made it in ages. Thanks for the reminder. I was just sitting here contemplating making a dessert tonight.