Pumpkin Chai Pots de Crème

Name: Pumpkin Chai Pots de Crème
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 79 milliliters chai tea concentrate or strong brewed chai tea; 6 larges egg yolks; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel or Meyer lemon peel; 118 milliliters canned cooked pumpkin; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 237 milliliters whipping cream; 237 milliliters whole milk

Pumpkin Chai Pots de Crème might be just the beverage you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 292 calories, 5g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up milk, strong chai tea, egg yolks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 (convection not recommended). In a 2- to 3-quart pan over medium heat, stir cream, milk, and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 4 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Cream

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Milk

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Remove from heat.

In a bowl, whisk egg yolks until light yellow.

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Whisk

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Add granulated sugar and whisk until blended. Gradually whisk a fourth of the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture. Then slowly whisk in remaining cream mixture and the pumpkin, chai, orange peel, and vanilla.

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Granulated Sugar

Orange Zest

Pumpkin

Vanilla

Cream

Chai

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Divide mixture among six ramekins (3/4 cup). Set in a 12- by 16-inch roasting pan at least 2 inches deep. Set pan in oven and pour in boiling water to halfway up sides of ramekins.

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Water

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Bake until custards barely jiggle when gently shaken, 45 to 50 minutes. Lift ramekins out of water and let cool on racks for 30 minutes, then chill until cold, at least 1 hour. Cover when cold.

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Water

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Ramekin

Shortly before serving, garnish with shards of pumpkin seed brittle.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seed brittle: In a heavy 6- to 8-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, stir 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Cook without stirring, shaking pan often, until mixture is a deep amber color, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Sugar

Water

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Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup hulled roasted pumpkin seeds (sometimes sold as pepitas).

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Pumpkin Seeds

Pour onto a 12- by 15-inch piece of buttered foil and spread thin.

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Spread