Dark Chocolate Creme Brulee

Total Time: 24 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 8 large egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 8 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 bring cream and half and half to boil in heavy sauce pan.
• 3 reduce heat to low.
• 4 add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 whisk yolks and 1/3 cup sugar in large bowl to blend.
• 7 gradually whisk in hot chocolate mixture.
• 8 strain.
• 9 divide custard among eight 3/4-cup custard cups.
• 10 place cups in large baking pan.
• 11 add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
• 12 bake until custards are set, about 50 minutes.
• 13 remove from water; chill 2 hours.
• 14 cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 15 preheat broiler.
• 16 sprinkle each custard with 1 tbs sugar.
• 17 broil until sugar turns golden, watching carefully to avoid burning, about 3 minutes.
• 18 refrigerate until custards are set, 1-2 hours.