World Cuisine Recipe « Pumpkin Brulee

Serve this delicious fall creme brulee in small pumpkins for fantastic presentation!

Ingredients

• 4 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 16 each egg yolks
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅓ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup white sugar

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Heat the cream and vanilla in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Whisk together the egg yolks, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves, and pumpkin in a bowl. Slowly pour 1 cup of the cream mixture into the egg mixture, stirring continually. Then pour the entire egg mixture into the saucepan; whisk briskly for 1 minute. Pour the mixture into ramekins. Arrange ramekins on a baking sheet.
3. Bake in preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes; refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Before serving, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar over the top of each creme brulee. Use a kitchen torch or your oven's broiler to caramelize the sugar. It may take 2 to 3 minutes in the broiler. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories435.6
• carbohydrateContent26 g
• cholesterolContent381.8 mg
• fatContent35.3 g
• fiberContent1 g
• proteinContent5.5 g
• saturatedFatContent20.4 g
• sodiumContent91.5 mg
• sugarContent22.1 g