Chestnut Crème Brûlée for the Holiday

Name: Chestnut Crème Brûlée for the Holiday
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 158 milliliters 78 gram Creme de Marrons (about; 12 larges egg yolks; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 946 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 pinch kosher salt; 8 Tbsps Turbinado sugar (divided)

Need a gluten free and vegetarian side dish? Chestnut Crème Brûlée for the Holiday could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 617 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cinnamon sticks, granulated sugar, egg yolks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.In a small saucepan set over medium heat, combine cream, vanilla bean, cinnamon sticks, and sugar. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat, and cover.

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Cinnamon Stick

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Let stand 15 minutes, then remove vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks.In the container of a blender, add egg yolks. Turn to low speed, and slowly pour in cream mixture.

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Add the creme de marrons and salt; blend until combined.Divide chestnut mixture evenly between 8 (6-ounce) ramekins.

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Chestnuts

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Place ramekins in a baking dish, and fill dish with water until about halfway up the ramekins.

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Bake until custard is set, about 45 minutes. Carefully remove from oven, let cool to room temperature in water; remove from water and refrigerate at least 1 hour.Position oven rack 6 inches from broiler. Preheat oven to broil. Top each custard evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar. Broil in groups of 4 until sugar is melted andlightly browned, about 5 minutes. You may alternatively use a small blowtorch to individually brown each of them.Like this:Like Loading...

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