Green Tea Pots De Crème

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups 35% cream
• 2 teaspoons loose green tea leaves
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• boiling water
• 1 -2 orange, peeled and cut into segments
• shaved chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 in a saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until steaming. remove from heat; stir in tea leaves and let steep for 5 minutes or until cream is well flavored. strain cream into a bowl through a fine-mesh sieve. discarding tea leaves (do not press leaves). let cool to room temperature. in a bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla until blended; whisk into cream. pour int 8 x 4oz ramekins or custard cups.
• 3 place ramekins in a large roasting pan; fill pan with enough boiling water to come three-quarters up sides of ramekins. bake for about 40 minutes or until edges are firm and centers are still jiggly. remove from water and let cool on rack.
• 4 cover aan refrigerate for about 2 hours or until chilled or for up to 2 days. serve in ramekins topped with orange segments and shaved chocolate.