Cheeca Lodge Chocolate Creme Brulee

Yield: 12 generous servings

Ingredients

• 15 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup Half-and-Half
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 quart whipping cream
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• Raw or granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Beat egg yolks with the 3/4 cup sugar. Bring Half-and-Half and vanilla bean to boil. Stir a small amount of Half-and-Half mixture into egg yolk mixture, then return to remaining Half-and-Half mixture, stirring well to blend.
2. Stir in whipping cream. Strain.
3. Shave chocolate (or use chocolate chips) and place in 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Fill with cream mixture. Place dish in large pan filled half full of hot water.
4. Bake in water bath at 325 degrees F for 60 minutes.
5. Coat surface evenly with sugar and broil until sugar caramelizes.

Attribution

Cheeca Lodge - Islamorada, Florida