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Almond Crème Brûlée Recipe
Crème brûlée is a rich custard based dessert, topped with caramelized sugar. Crème brûlée is French for "burnt cream" and this is a popular dessert recipe served in fine restaurants. The following crème brûlée recipe uses almonds for a slightly nutty flavor but you can leave out the almond liqueur and almonds for a more traditional crème brûlée recipe.
Crème brûlée recipes combine minimalist flavors in a partly heated, partly chilled dessert. Some chefs like to mix in vanilla, coconut, pumpkin, espresso or chocolate for seasonal varieties. Others like to use rich liqueurs such as bourbon, crème de cassis or crème de menthe. You can serve this crème brûlée recipe as it is or add some fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint before serving.
Heavenly Crème Brûlée Recipe
Ingredients -
6 egg yolks
2 cups whipping cream
2 tablespoons almond liqueur
½ cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup chopped, toasted almonds
½ cup white sugar
Fresh raspberries (optional)
Sprig of mint (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Whisk the cream, egg yolks, white sugar, almond liqueur and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the almonds. Pour the mixture into five individual ceramic ramekins, which are 5 inches in diameter. Place the dishes in a large roasting pan filled to half an inch with cold water. Bake for an hour or until nearly set.
Cool in the roasting dish on a wire rack. Remove from pan and refrigerate for at least 8 hours in the individual ramekins. Sprinkle 1-½ tablespoons of brown sugar over each crème brûlée and put them in a roasting pan. Broil 5 inches from the heat with the oven door slightly open until the sugar melts. Alternatively, you can use a chef's torch if you have one. Stand for 5 minutes so the sugar hardens. Decorate each one with raspberries and mint if you want to.
(Serves 5)
Wine Suggestion:
What Wine Goes with Almond Crème Brûlée?
Raspberry liqueur goes very well with crème brûlée or you could try a lightly chilled Californian White Zinfandel, which is delicate enough to suit the dessert perfectly. A California dessert wine such as Desiree from the Rosenblum Vineyard or Quady Muscat California Electra would also be excellent with this crème brûlée recipe.
Photo Description:
A Picture of Almond Crème Brûlée Recipe - Crème brûlée is a very popular and very traditional French dessert and a very common dessert in many restaurants in California wine country. This is a very delicious creme brulee recipe with a unique twist with the almond liqueur added this is a very easy yet gourmet dessert you can serve your guest featuring roosted sugar on the top. Crème Brûlée will definitely be a very good ending to any of our entree recipes.
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